[Deathstar 80]

If you guys don't mind, I would like to continue posting in this thread. I think there's about a month left until we reach the national debt limit around August 2. To my understanding, the national debt limit can be further delayed. Hopefully, China will continue to give us time before they sell their bonds (which, if they sell their bonds, will force us into an economic collapse).

Recently, I've been trying to find out how bad our economy might become. When reading any of this, please remember that this is only from my own research. Please do your own research about these things and make your own decisions based on your own research.

From the research that I've done of other countries that experienced economic collapses, it seems that we will still be able to buy from stores. Earlier in my posts, I thought as if this coming economic collapse would mean that there wouldn't be any stores available to buy from. I now believe that there will be food available in stores, but I don't think it will be very much at all. I honestly think that when you go to the grocery store during this economic collapse, most of the shelves will be empty. Keep in mind that food prices will go up much higher during the economic depression, especially if our country continues to print money and causes hyperinflation. Because of this, you might not be able to buy much food at all. Therefore, please prepare.

Another thing I would like to mention is that I noticed that both in Argentina's economic collapse that began around 1999 and Zimbabwe's economic trouble with hyperinflation a few years ago (which are the two most recent economic collapses that I've researched about), both economic collapses involved citizens buying stuff from the black market. I personally believe that the black market might appear at least in some parts of our country. I heard that in Argentina's economic crisis, the black market offers more goods and at a lower price, but it could be dangerous near the black market.

About food, I personally recommend all of you to stock up on food. I also encourage you to learn about edible plants, and learn how they can serve as medicine for some people. When learning about edible plants, always be careful! Some plants are poisonous, and you should ALWAYS talk to an expert if you can. If you can't, make sure you know what you're doing! You must research this information yourself!! Just to let you know, there are some edible plants that have look-alikes that are poisonous. Know what plants to eat and what you shouldn't eat. Also know how to prepare the food. And you have to know this information 100% before trying anything. There are poisonous plants that can kill you. I can't emphasize this enough that you must be careful.

Also, learn how to filter and boil water. All of this information that I have given to you will allow you to (1) not worry about buying water and (2) if you learn about edible plants, you don't have to worry about not receiving enough vitamins. Therefore, you can focus on buying protein foods and maybe even milk. If you already have stored food for yourself, then that helps you even more. And the more food you store, the better you can prevent yourself from going hungry.

I also personally recommend getting out of debt, or at least as much as you can. The reason I mention this is because interest rates will be going up. Besides, if food prices go up much higher, it would be much easier on you if you didn't have to worry about paying off a debt.

I'm not sure about this, but you might want to consider buying gold or silver. However, I'm personally cautious about this because I believe the government might confiscate silver and gold during the economic crisis in order to bring some stability to our economy. The reason I mention this is because I personally believe a desperate government will be willing to do desperate things. Although, I do have to say that in my research of past economic collapses, I haven't noticed whether or not the governments of those countries took gold and silver from their citizens, so our government might not.

About protection, I've heard over and over again to buy guns and ammo. I personally hope and pray that none of us will have to use this for protection. Even in self-defense, I can't imagine shooting at someone. Something to keep in mind is that guns might be taken away during this economic collapse. Don't be surprised if they are. Simply follow the law and give up your guns. And I don't imagine that you would be able to hide your firearms since you had to have registered for it. Therefore, I'd say the government will know whether or not you have a gun. And when considering a gun, make sure you see the positive and negative aspects of each gun. Such as a shotgun might protect you in your house. But the thing is, you can't protect yourself with a shotgun when you're standing in the middle of an open field trying to protect yourself from someone with a rifle who happens to be far away from you.

What I personally recommend is that you fortify your home. For your doors, you could buy bullet-proof storm doors (if you're able to afford them). For windows, you could buy window bars or security window film for your windows that might easily be accessible (such as for the windows on your first floor). Just to let you guys know that to my understanding, there are a list of codes that you must follow for firefighters when considering stuff like this. Such as, I don't think you can put window bars on certain parts of your home because this might prevent a firefighter from escaping the house if your house happened to catch on fire. But to be honest, I have no idea about a "code" that you have to follow. This is information that I just recently learned about. Please learn this for yourself.

One way that I plan on using to protect myself is by bringing the community together. By having neighbors who are willing to help you when a thief tries to break into your home is a great way to discourage thieves from ever trying to break into your homes in the first place. Also by uniting the community, this will prevent some in the community from becoming criminals themselves, which will decrease the likeliness that you'll be attacked. This is a great way to protect yourself and the community, which give you even more of a reason to unite the churches when this economic crisis occurs.

I wanted to tell you about filtering and boiling water a little bit. Here's a video:



When making a homemade filter, I heard that you need "activated charcoal". If you would like to know how to make a homemade filter, feel free to pm me and I'll try to explain it to you from what little I know.And don't forget to have a fire starter in order to help you boil water.

About health: From what I understand, rest can be great for a person's health. If you're sick and you have enough time, try to get enough rest. If you don't eat much (from lack of money/food), try drinking extra water. I'm personally not sure, but I read that drinking extra water is good for a person who isn't able to eat enough. For someone who is sick, I can't say whether or not to drink extra water since I'm not a doctor. One thing I can tell you is to make sure your water is clean, whether you bought it or you've filtered and boiled it.

About sanitation and hygiene, I've found out that you can put old clothes outside in the sun for about an hour or two in order to kill any bacteria on them. If you're able to boil water, you can first wash your clothes in that and then let them dry in the sun. There's also some more important information about this, but I prefer not to post it here since it could be disgusting for some. If you want to know more about this, please send me a pm or post a visitor message on my profile. One bit of information that I think is necessary in finding is how to clean your hands before eating, although I'm still trying to look this answer up. This is just in case if I'm out of soap and I know that I have to clean my hands before eating. It would be a great benefit if I'm able to find this information in order to prevent myself from getting sick. During a time when food is tough to get, getting sick could be a very bad detriment. Especially if you're immune system is weak from lack of food.

Again, I encourage you to do your own research about this. Please don't rely only on what I say.

EDIT: By the way, from my own research, I do want to tell you that government services won't be available during the economic collapse (at least at the beginning of it). You can't expect policeman, firefighters, or anyone else to help you during these times. For example, policeman will most likely be forced to hold back riots and, therefore, might not be able to help you.