Winter Is Coming

Literally, and metaphorically. Supply chains are breaking down. The economy is breaking down. THE DIVISION OF LABOR IS BREAKING DOWN.

What you need right now:

Cash

Precious metals… and lead…

Greenhouse(s)

Stored dry goods and a freezer full of meat

Seeds

Rabbits and/or chickens

Productive land (rents, agriculture, mineral/water rights, etc)

Community of like minded individuals

If you don’t have the items on this list, find a way to be useful to those who do. There WILL be shortages and soon there will be price shocks. Don’t worry too much about paying your mortgage, pretty soon, no one will be paying their mortgage. Even if the powers that be WERE to evict people for non-payment, they couldn’t just because of the sheer volume. Also, the courts are effectively shut down.

The name of the game for the next few years is survival. The more self sufficient you are, and the less money you have to waste on inflated food prices in the future, the more comfortably you’ll be able to weather this crisis. If you entered this crisis with some liquid assets, you very well may be able to score a few nice deals. Watch for big discounts in luxury goods. I expect land prices to fall soon as well, good luck getting a loan in this coming environment though so these deals will go to cash buyers.

To be clear, the real threat to our survival is not a virus, but the inept response of our leaders. If you are looking to your government for guidance, safety, or deliverance, you are lost. Prepare now.