The Survival Podcast Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3660
Apr 24, 2025
In this Q&A session, experts tackle a variety of intriguing topics. Matt Sersley shares savvy tax strategies, emphasizing home office deductions. Nick Ferguson offers tips on planting nut seeds and nurturing them in your backyard nursery. Joe Walton, known as Dr. Bones, discusses critical survival medicine skills, specifically addressing ballistic trauma in emergencies. Together, they break down the tactical advantages of concealed carry and explore the dynamics of labor value in today's economy.
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Foraging Black Locust Flowers
- Forage black locust flowers in a very limited window around late April to early May.
- Eat fully opened flowers for better flavor and look for accessible branches by embankments or riverbanks.
Maximize Home Office Deductions
- Dedicate a specific, exclusively used space in your home to claim the home office deduction.
- Use this deduction to save on mortgage, utilities, and increase mileage write-offs for business-related driving.
Leveraging Home Office Expenses
- Almost every expense on your home can be proportionally deducted via home office expenditures.
- Minor personal use doesn't disqualify the deduction if the area clearly appears as an office space.