https://financialpreparedness.substack.com/p/another-bank-tanks
In conclusion, as this graphic of the Great Financial Crisis shows (zoom in), a banking/ financial crisis can take a number of months to play out, though I think the next one will happen much faster due to significantly greater debt/leverage, moral hazard, complexity, stock valuations (in the U.S.), social contagion, high frequency trading, speed of capital, mistrust of government and institutions, clueless policymakers, rampant inflation, a currency that is increasingly eschewed around the world (the U.S. dollar), a dysfunctional labor market, an (artificial) energy shortage, a failing supply chain, and war (including trade wars). Just like before a major earthquake, there are warning signs. The collapse of First Republic Bank is just a tremor, a warning sign of something much larger to come. Get prepared now.
Stock up on non-perishables so you can go shopping in your basement in the future; paper goods, shoes, clothing, alcohol in glass containers (if you drink and/or want it for barter), electronics you've been thinking about getting, etc., and of course long-dated canned goods and other food items that won't go bad next week.
Also keep in mind that those "best by" dates on canned food are not actual expiration dates either, they put those dates on to encourage you to throw out stuff you have not eaten and by more when in reality it's still good anywhere from 1 to 5 years past that date (though it will not be as fresh and likely have lost some flavor.) For example I had some chicken broth I found that had been shoved into the back of a cabinet that was 11 months past it's printed date. I could not taste a difference between it and another can that was in code nor did I get sick.
Can confirm. Most things, including supplements, Rx drugs (not all), canned goods, and frozen food are fine well beyond the printed expiration date. Short dates are a legal shield and a money-maker for the manufacturer but certainly not a precise cut-off date for safe ingestion. Some things are good for YEARS after the date.