This book is based off a collection of posts from our blog Mountain Steps http: //mountainsteps.blogspot.com. This was originally written so that friends and family can learn what we've learned (without needing to make the same mistakes we've made) and can use it as a source of helpful resources. Since October 2008 we've gone through a crash course on survival skills, American and political history and economics. We've created short term and long term goals for ourselves. We've documented what we've learned, what we've accomplished and hopefully these will give you some ideas and resources to...