Going full mad man prepping mode now. Cut drinking, going out to eat, entertainment that isn’t free etc. I only eat at work now. Trying to only spend money on my bills and prepping. With the evergrande ceo resignation and inflation soaring I feel we are at the beginning. Do you think this crisis happens before or after the mid terms? Or do you think this crisis will get gradually worse over time.
Trying to be prepared as much as possible with the little time we have left.
Fren, slow down and breathe. Live your life. Prepare and be ready for the unknown. That’s all any of us can do. Don’t let it consume you because it will if you allow it. My personal belief is that we’ll never see the midterms. They already know they’re dead in the water. They know they’re losing ground daily and if midterms are allowed to happen it will only profoundly show their true situation. I think something big is coming from the dark side. With that being said, I believe the white hats are prepared. I also believe we’re headed for a very tough time although I believe it will be brief.Hold the line. If you’re a believer, put it in God’s hands and talk with Him daily.
/\ This exactly, just always do the best you can however don’t make yourself nuts ... then your family says ... “are you hoping there’s an apocalypse?” Nooooooo lol 😂
Press into God He will tell us what to do ...
Honestly, I think it’s “already started”. I know the big break in the dam is yet to come, but the rain from the storm is already really pushing my household despite of prepping ahead of time for so long.
My family has a business that makes marketing materials for tiny to national sized businesses… And they’re suddenly seeing people who are NOT typical entrepreneurs opening side hustles (doctors/lawyers/etc). There is a sudden and very clear lack of faith in going about business as normal. And everyone is scrambling to start businesses that can run during bad times.
Also lots of people buying a piece of equipment and building a business around it, often they come to us for marketing and are also asking us about sales tax laws and for other random local/state laws related to running a business. We don’t mind telling them where to find what they’re asking about, but it’s definitely a marker of people jumping into putting their money into what they consider a safer bet than the dollar and trying to figure out the details after.
And my parents say it reminds of 08 with how clients are acting. But this time we’re having issues hiring working age people who can lift over 60bls and procurement issues for what we make stuff with on top of that.
Yup. We’re in the middle of the recession, we’re slowly running out of steam, it doesn’t just derail for nothing, the economy has slowed down, people and small businesses are feeling the heat, but not quite to the point of shit hitting the fan quite yet.
The news saying we’re in recession calms normies down because they’re thinking it’s not so bad even though things are more expensive. They don’t know we’re not even halfway through the ride.
Mind sharing some of the start ups you've been seeing? Been looking myself for something to start up now that could keep going through hard times.
When we see a surge of new entrepreneurs we always a lot of people who decide to do lawn care, car detailing, window cleaning, power washing…. Some dabble in realty, chicken eggs/goat milk, cleaning, general handyman, and misc freelancers who have a skill they never attempted to monetize before.
Of the people who seem to be suddenly opening new businesses, There are two main types that seem to do better than the others. And that’s generally the ones that buy/lease a piece of equipment and utilize it as much as possible… And the ones who get very niche with what service they provide. (Instead of handyman service, be a fencing service.)
One example is recently I’ve seen two unrelated guys in the same week get into bush hogging/mulching. Seems the business relies on truck/trailer/small bobcat/and special bucket attachment and they the owner operates all of those pieces. I imagine they’ll do okay because the area we live is very prone to land becoming overgrown to the point you can’t walk over it.
My bet on the future if I had some starter money and a close enough skill set would be to buy smallish tilling equipment (so you can fit in suburban areas) and a trailer to be able to transport it. I bet in the next year there will be a large amount of people who will want to turn yard space into gardens efficiently. Plus I’m sure there are a lot of high value vs cost up sells you could do.
If I had less money than that, but still wanted to buy something that will keep producing money… I’d buy an enclosed trailer and offer to let companies rent it for signage purposes. Lots of restrictions for signage, but the sign codes can’t touch the what can and can’t be on a trailer that just happens to sit in the parking lot of a business. Also, trailers let you get into moving stuff. Which can be done professionally or more casually for cash.
I have less experience for online businesses, but if someone asked me about starting a business online…. I’m personally hawkish on telling people to self host a Wordpress site (simple if you do it with a service like bluehost or siteground) and use woocommerce, and use a free Astra theme that uses elementor, and then market hard with video on social media and start a email/text list. Because it’s insanely cheap to start this way and doesn’t have as much risk of wasting your advertising efforts like sending people to an Etsy or eBay store. But it requires decent understanding of tech + problem solving skills… Probably can get set up for a year for $150-400+whatever your product stock costs. (Which is why selling downloadables or services this way is super amazing).
my suggestion would be "watch the water"...we don't know exactly what this means, but water is essential for life and food prep...look at zerowater.com, has 5-stage filter system that takes EVERYTHING out of tap/well water/rain water...good luck and God bless...
Watch the water:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-7PdeHLH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK27v8E2w0Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWeiBaU04_M
I love my zero water filter. It even removes fluoride
I regret not knowing about it when my kids were younger
who makes your water filter?
It's the brand name. Is that what you're asking? I have one and really like it.
I’ll look into it thanks
I work for fortune 100, and they are making us mask again next week. Told them i need an exemption or I won't come in to do lab work and testing. I'm ready to get laid off and go on unemployment if they make me wear mask. Wish me luck! If more people don't go along with all the bullshit, the crash will happen faster.
My husband built a word burning stove out of 2 55g drums and welded the whole thing together. It kept our place warm last year and served as a good cooking source. This thing heated a 40x60 area with slim insulation.
I think it solely relies on what happens during the midterms, or just prior to it. I personally think if we indeed have the midterms this year, the collapse will happen right after. The DS would then blame it on the Republicans winning back the House and Senate.
If something major happens prior to the midterms, possibly even shutting them down, then of course this event would allow the collapse to happen.
This major event is what we call the scare event :)
Wise words.... " slow down and breathe. Live your life. Don’t let it consume you because it will if you allow it." that doesn't mean lay back and ignore it, but do not push beyond your ability to sustain yourself mentally and spiritually. If you are able, find a like minded person in whom you can confide your concerns and talk about it. In the spiritual realm, talk to your pastor. If you don't have one, I strongly encourage you to find a community of faith.
The sky clock points to september 26th thru November 9th. Silver.
If BRICS kicks in and the petrodollar drops in Sept/Oct at the same time the Russia documents of USA biolabs comes out... I see this window as well.
Get some silver, but listen to the rest of the people here and don't totally lose your shit over this.
Good job. I think there will be bank failures of the big CCP tied US banks, or "re-organization" Chap 11. They'll reopen at some point maybe under a new name.