Citizen Preparedness

Like a good Boy Scout, one must be prepared for disasters...manmade or natural. Here's a comprehensive guide courtesy of FEMA. Simply click on the link(s) to be taken to the full document.

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Q: You write a lot about the end of America as we know it. Clarify your thoughts on this and when it might happen? --Bob n Lisa, AZ

No one, including myself can predict precisely what or when the ultimate catastrophe might take place, but consider this…

The outstanding public debt is $12.3 TRILLION. The U.S. has a little over 307 million people, so that means everyone in this country owes more than $40,000. It’s increasing at a rate of $3.5 billion per day.

OPEC, China and India are pushing to dump the dollar as the currency of choice and America is falling behind many other countries in terms of scientific innovation, energy independence, health care and other vital areas.

How will it end? Potentially, in an economic depression that is worse than the Great Depression. Perhaps even a currency crisis (inflation), where the dollars in your pocket lose value day by day and hour by hour.

There’s a lot more that can go wrong — potential shutdowns of large portions of the U.S. power grid, civil unrest, pandemics and more. In a worst-case-scenario, the US will default on its debts which could mean the end of pensions for military and government employees, ending of Medicare, Social Security, etc.

The era of panic may only just beginning as we’ve become so vulnerable to our foreign creditors. Former Wall Street bigwig, Barton Bigs has warned his investors to adopt a new ethos of survivalism:

“You should assume the possibility of a breakdown of civilized infrastructure. Your safe haven should be well stocked & capable of growing food…think Swiss Family Robinson.”

PLAN: Be aware of and plan for the dangers you face — not only the “common” emergencies like fire and flood, but earthquakes and other natural disasters that may threaten your locality, as well as financial crises that lurk under the surface of our economy.

PREPARE: People who get scared can panic, and people who panic can spend too much money. Once you identify what you need to do, find solutions that won’t cost you an arm and a leg. A big part of my site & CD ROM is about how to save money in your everyday life, and how to spend that money wisely to prepare for the worst.

PROACTIVE: If civil unrest breaks out in your town, what are you going to do? What about if the lights go out and don’t come back on ... or the water stops coming out of your faucets…will you be prepared?

Some have called me Chicken Little, but it never hurts to be prepared which is why our readers get both of our Poor Man Recession Survival CDs for only $4.95 + shipping.