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The Richest Man in Babylon

Happy endings...
What will happen if the economy collapses? No one really knows,
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economic collapse and many other catastrophes.

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today will help insulate you whether you face a job loss or whether
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Economic collapse
How to prepare for the next great depression

Whatever goes up, must come down.
Is an economic collapse imminent? The time to prepare for an
economic collapse is while the economy is good. As the stock
market is rising, that's when you should plan to survive economic
turmoil when it falls. There's still time to stockpile for economic
collapse!

Are you preparing for a stock market collapse? Are you taking
precautions to insulate yourself from an economic depression?
Have you made a list of things to stockpile? Do you have precious
metal assets you can liquidate to get you through hard times?
Get started in the right direction and learn how to survive an
economic collapse with tips below...

How to prepare for economic collapse
An economic collapse is imminent—whether it happens in 2021 or
2025. Long overdue, the day will come when an economic collapse
us upon our society. Everyone will be scrambling when the day
hits. When that day comes, the time to prepare is gone.

What will happen during an economic collapse?

Will things be the same as the Great Depression?
Are all credit cards going to be declined?
Will your debit cards be suspended?
Are trucks going to stop running because of high gas prices?
Will looting take the streets?
Is Martial Law going to take effect?

While no one has all the answers, we've prepared a list of things
you can do to start feeling more secure about your future. You
can prepare for an economic collapse for 2016-2017 and beyond!
Insulate yourself from an economic collapse with these prepping
tips...

How to Prepare for an Economic Collapse
When society and the economy collapses, will you have what you
need? The good news is that it's never too late to start preparing
for an economic collapse.

#1: Learn from others.
You can prepare for economic collapse by studying the past and
learning from others who've endured hard times. Look back to
yesterday's pioneers or today's homeless people. Look to current
events the people of Argentina, Greece or Venezuela, who've
endured economic collapse. Look also to the people of our own
Great Depression. Did you know that stocks lost 90% in value
between 1929 and 1933. History repeats itself!

Before the storm!
The Prepper's Financial Guide, right, teaches you the other half of
disaster planning―how to survive economic turmoil that hits
regions and nations after the storm has passed. It also provides
a practical guide to living a life of financial independence so you
can weather whatever personal financial problems you may have

Lessons from Argentina, Greece and Venezuela.
Survivors share their accounts so that you may learn. Read books
to learn from others! Here are some great books to read on the
subject:

Survive economic collapse, by Piero San Georgio. The
American Dream of a guaranteed job, a home, and a
pension, has given way to the nightmare of unemployment,
unpayable debt, depression, and uncertainty. In Survive The
Economic Collapse, pictured at the top of the page, Piero San
Giorgio looks behind the headlines and demonstrates that
today's economic crisis is no temporary downturn, nor is it
simply the result of bad policies. The crisis is the beginning
of the end of a global paradigm when expectations of
endless economic growth and progress crash up against the
reality of scarcity and limited resources. You cn survive the
economic collapse.

The Modern Survival Manual (Surviving the Economic
Collapse), by Fernando "Ferfal" Aguire. Based on the first-
hand experience of the economic collapse in Argentina, The
Modern Survival manual (Surviving the Economic Collapse),
will help prepare your family so you won't have to suffer.

American Exit Strategy (The Economic Collapse
Chronicles) Volume 1: The American Exit Strategy by Mark
Goodwin, is a new novel about America on the cusp of
financial annihilation. Hidden within the story is another that
will blow your mind. It's a must read for preppers!

The Great Depression
Economic collapse has already happened in the United States. It
was called the Great Depression and yet rarely is there a mention
in school of this in social studies or history classes. Ask kids in
middle school or high school whether they've had any education
at all on the Great Depression. You'll soon find they've not had
even an inkling of detail. Wise up and learn! H ow did people
survive the Great Depression?

Lessons from the Great Depression for Dummies. Lessons
from the Great Depression For Dummies takes a historic look
at the events and circumstances leading up to the 1929
crash and subsequent depression, then the economic
aftermath-particularly the economic response.

#2: Fill the prepper's pantry with food.
One of the most important things you can do in preparing for an
economic collapse is to stockpile food and supplies. Thankfully,
food storage is at the top on the prepper TO DO list. Having food
on hand is an equally important preparation for job loss.

How good you'll feel in getting a good price on food today when
the price may skyrocket tomorrow or even be totally unavailable.
It's a fact that a loaf of bread may some day cost $100. You'll
feel even more prepared when you purchase a grain mill and a
hard wheat, and know exactly how to bake fresh bread for your
family.

What to stockpile for economic collapse in terms of food? Begin
preparing for an economic collapse by hoarding shelf-stable foods
that you would normally eat. Add to that food bars and a buckets
of freeze dried food. You'll never regret these two items. Food
bars don't require cooking and they are a meal replacement.
Freeze dried food will last a 25-30 years.

Learn the 37 most important foods to stockp ile now, while
they are still available.

Print this prepper's grocery list

#3: Stockpile non-food supplies..
Food isn't the only thing to stockpile for economic collapse.
Money may be instantly worthless, but whatever supplies you
have physically now will be imminently useful. Think about the 37
supplies to hoard that aren't fo od.

Things that you need everyday may include:

dishwashing liquid and detergent
laundry detergent (or Z ote soap)
shampoo and soap
scrub brushes and sponges
plastic bags
toothbrushes and toothpaste
feminine hygiene or diapers
socks and underwear

Many of the non-food supplies you need can be purchased
inexpensively at the dollar stores. Buy them while they are still
available. Consider our list of 99 preps that will cost you a buck.

#4: Get your axe ready, and pile up on the blankets.
The work you can do with your axe and the blankets you can pile
on your family will save on your heating bill. You're not going to
want to pay for heating during economic collapse, so make it a
priority to find ways to stay warm in the cold months without
turning up the thermostat.

Get to chopping wood and making sure you have seasoned
wood ready to go for the fireplace.

Insulate your home to keep it as toasty and cozy as possible.

Buy flannel sheets, wool socks and cozy fleece clothing to
stay warmer at night.

Stock up on charcoal in a five-gallon bucket so you have fuel
for cooking. The Volcano oven below takes three kinds of
fuel:

#5: Buy precious metals
Did you know paper money isn't really money? The United States
people have been duped for decades!

Learn why dollar bills are worthless. Now that you know, you'll
want to invest the fake paper money for real silver, gold,
platinum, copper and even nickel. Silver will always be rare as will
be gold, but did you know that other precious metals, such as
copper will also be good for bartering? Copper is tangible money:
useful for many purposes. The only worth of a dollar is to burn it
for comfort of warmth and light.

#6: Start a mini homestead.
Make do with what you have, but make sure you have something!
One way to do that is to start a mini-homestead. Become a home
agrarian.

Grow your own . Even if all you can keep is a mini container
farm of groceries that will save you money. People of the
Great Depression bartered and sold apples. If you can plant
fruit trees on your property all the better. Lemons are
expensive to buy and free on your tree.

Keep chickens. If you already have chickens, make note of
the ones producing the most eggs, and never sell or eat a
chicken that produces for you. Eggs can supply a steady
source of food and if you're lucky, you'll have enough for
bartering.

#7: Practice bartering.
Practice the art of bartering now to build good relationships and
to get practical now about such matters should the time arise
when it's absolutely necessary for your survival.

To give you an idea of how you can start to barter:

Carpooling. Can you give the kids a ride this week and the
parents of your child's friends the next? You'll both save gas
and time.

Babysitting. Perhaps you can offer a date night to a friend in
exchange for a reciprocal event next weekend?

Food. Does a neighbor have a fruit tree or vegetable garden
producing crops different from yours? Trade your lemons for
the neighbor's tomatoes! Pick blackberries from your
neighbors yard and in exchange deliver a home made
blackberry pie or jar of jam.

Wares. Does a friend have the need for a bike your child's
outgrown? Perhaps you have a need for the wheelbarrow he
doesn't seem to be using.

Services. Do you have skills you can barter? Perhaps you can
fix a fence, haul something with your truck, babysit or walk a
dog in exchange for a haircut, music lessons, tutoring, or
house cleaning or house sitting? The list of ideas is really
endless.

Here's a prepper's bartering list and more about how to barter.

#8: Break your bad habits.
Are you wasting money? Some of your everyday habits can cost
you the bottom line. Become a penny pinching patriot! Learn how
to save money for more preps.

To give get you started saving money, break some bad habits:

Stop going to the movies at night. You can see the same
movie as a matinee and save big bucks. Alternatively you
can watch movies for free with your Amazon Prime
membership or get a deal on Netflix.

Go natural. Grow your hair long or have longer intervals
between haircuts, skip the manicure / pedicure, don't get yet
another tattoo or piercing.

Be the resistance. Resist the urge and curb your addiction.
In other words, quit cigarettes, drink just one beer or glass
of wine, forgo taking the kids for ice cream, skip the
baristas, stop getting the morning bagel, bring a lunch to
work and save money on your everyday bad habits.

Become a spendthrift. Check out garage sales and thrift
stores if you need something.

Save money on gas. Are you buying the right kind of gas?
Are you idling? Before you take your car on a spin, read this
article to save money on gas. A few simple tips and tricks
can save you hundreds of dollars on gasoline.

#9: Get on a budget now.
Get comfortable in the art of budgeting, so you really know how
good you have it today:

Try the "no spend" method. Have a "no spend" day,
weekend or week to see how well you can "make do" with
what you have. Appreciate everything you have.

Give yourself a cash budget for the month. Put money in
envelopes or allow yourself to withdraw a specified amount
once a week. Do not overspend your budget.

Learn how to be a prepper on a budget:

#10: Stop procrastinating.
As a prepper you need to seriously stop your procrastination.
Whatever area that you may be procrastinating, hop to it and fix
the problem.

Do all the things everyone talks about:

Get out of debt.
Start an emergency fund.
Have several hundred dollars cash on hand.
Consider gun ownership.
Take a self-defense class.
Buy silver, gold and other precious metals.
Start generating an additional source of income.
Be happy that you're a prepper!

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