Poor
Man Survival
Self
Reliance tools for independent minded people…
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A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
Everything is Rosy in Oz
Historically, the economy picks up somewhat during an
election cycle…Yet, despite an uptick in employment [even auto unions are
readying themselves to ask for more money] and a rosy picture painted by Obama:
>Most of us can feel what is coming. According
to Gallup, the number of Americans that believe that the economy is getting
worse is almost 50 percent
higher than the number of Americans that believe that the economy is
getting better.
Like so much of the economy, durable goods orders (think
autos and home appliances) are down one month and up the next. Sometimes
consumers are optimistic and other times not so much. No clear trend in the
economy is evident.
What does that mean for you and me? It means that we should be ready for a so-so economy. Don't assume that your job is secure for the longer term.
What does that mean for you and me? It means that we should be ready for a so-so economy. Don't assume that your job is secure for the longer term.
Be cautious with your finances. Now is not the time to
abandon the frugal ways that you've acquired over the past few years. Many
people were burned by the recession of 2008 because they had a lot of debt and
had little foresight or much in the way of a backup plan.
Never count on a politician, regardless of party to fix
things…[When I was born, we were the most prosperous nation on the planet, now,
we are broke, losing our privacy and freedoms and the fat cats are getting
fatter at our expense].
Personal liberty is deteriorating. People are being
trained -- from cradle to the grave -- to fear their governments
The Six Pillars of Self-Reliance
Financial
Sovereignty in the 21st Century
By
Sovereign Man
1. Move your money to safety – Foreign banking
We
grow up thinking banks are the bastions of safety and security. It must be
safe, after all, it’s a bank!
But with the
multitude of bank crises and panics throughout history and just in the past few
years it’s clear that this trust is deeply unfounded. Not only are many
Western banks in the US and Europe borderline insolvent, but there are also
multitudes of government bureaucrats with the power to freeze your bank account
with the push of a button.
You don’t even
have to do anything wrong, because with the thousands of laws and regulations
that exist today practically everyone is a criminal. There are many better and
far safer places to store your life savings and retirement than in Western
banks loaded with toxic debt. Moving your money to a bank with healthy balance
sheets in a strong banking jurisdiction is a key step to secure your financial
future.
Singapore.
Hong Kong. Norway. There are good options out there that suit everyone, and
today it’s totally possible to open a foreign bank account and move your money
overseas straight from your living room. Foreign banking is no longer just for
the mega rich.
2. Establish new roots abroad – Second residence
and second passport
We’d
like to live in a world where no passports are required, but we don’t live in
that world. We live in a world of bureaucracy, red tape, and arbitrary
distinctions between countries.
Therefore,
it’s necessary to work within the system and make preparations so that you’re
not chained to any one piece of land -- this means establishing residency
and/or acquiring a second passport. Now, there’s a lot of benefits to
expatriating.
Better lifestyle
and career opportunities, lower cost of living, lower taxes, better climate.
But even if you have no plans of leaving your country of birth behind it’s
still fully possible to establish a “residency flag” abroad. Why?
Because
a second passport is a really useful insurance policy in the event of things
like social unrest, political turmoil, major lawsuit, economic collapse, etc.
Problem is, there is little accurate information out there about how to
actually obtain a second passport or establish residency, and that’s why
thousands of people find our information so valuable.
3. Don’t bet your life on a single currency –
Alternative stores of value
We
may be able to agree that major fiat currencies like the dollar, pound, euro,
and yen are all ‘headed to zero.’
In fact, the
US dollar is well on its way to zero having lost 96% of its value since 1913.
Much is written in the financial blogosphere about the fundamental weaknesses
of these currencies, and of the massive, untenable debts that their governments
have assumed.
But
what does it actually mean when a major currency ‘goes to zero’? How will the
world function afterward? How will we know when it’s happening? And most
importantly, how can you protect yourself?
At Sovereign
Man we strongly believe in alternative currencies and stores of value such as
physical gold and silver (preferably stored safely offshore), fertile farmland,
real estate, profitable businesses, etc. But alternative currencies and stores
of value are not enough…
4. Rely on yourself – Personal resilience in a fragile world
Let’s be
realistic. If the worst would happen where you live, if “shit hits the fan” so
to speak, then neither your paper money nor gold or silver coins might not be
of much help initially.
Truth
is, you might have a hard time putting food on the table during a crisis,
considering supermarket shelves are emptied within hours, and you certainly
can’t eat gold.
Now, resilience
is the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.And
it’s easier to adjust to misfortune or change if you don’t have all your eggs
in the same basket.
This
applies to investing, where you keep your savings, and where you get
your food and water. Having a back up plan for a sustainable food and water
source makes all the sense in the world considering how centralized and fragile
the production and distribution systems are today.
5. Grow your wealth – Entrepreneurship and private investments
We believe
that in order to achieve true freedom, you have to be able to make money
We also believe you have to be able to control your time, and eliminate
the mindset that you are subject to a corrupt government that is bent on
degrading your personal liberty.
You don’t have
to be a slave to geography anymore; live where you want, how you want.
You can take
control of your time and spend it how you want, not how others tell you
You can live a
luxurious and worry-free lifestyle overseas that would be unaffordable
elsewhere
You
can make money anywhere, whether it’s China, Panama, New Zealand, or online
You
can mix and mingle with the absolute elite.
6. Protect what you hold dear – Asset protection
and privacy
We all know
that your government is spying on you, and considering they are near bankruptcy
you can also be fairly certain that they have their eyes on your money.
Now,
whether they come after your savings or your retirement account or a bigger
chunk of your pay-check we can’t know, but we can be sure that someone will
have to pay for the fiscal irresponsibility of your government, and it sure won’t
be the politicians or the financial elite that sponsor their campaigns.
Here’s the
good news, though: By diversifying your life and assets properly, on a global
scale, you’ll be safer and better off than 99% of your fellow citizens, no matter what happens.
By being
proactive instead of reactive to what politicians and central bankers do, you
effectively take back control over
your life.
And by taking
a few easy steps to protect your offline and online privacy you’ll also have
higher privacy than 99% of the population.
True privacy
is precious these days and can even be a life saver.
[Ed. note: I’ve
been following Sovereign Man for a while. If you’re not already an “insider,” click here to
learn more and sign up for free.]
Yours for surviving stupid times,
Bruce ‘the Poor Man’
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How to Survive the War on the Middle Class
14 of the best
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·
Surviving
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·
Developing
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·
What to
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·
Become
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·
What to
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·
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The Big
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