Here is a video from DonHarrold.com that will sum up YOUR financial predicament in a clear, concise manner. I know that - for the Average American (who isn't paying attention to my blog) - I'm wasting my time even posting this. For those of you who are concerned with your future, I offer you this video.
It's to the right of this comment. Check it out.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
A Look at Your Future: World Made By Hand
One of my favorite authors, James Howard Kunstler, has released his newest novel: World Made By Hand. He also wrote The Long Emergency, which I recommend highly.
I believe there are two types of people in this world - those who want to be amused and entertained and those who want actionable information to give them an edge in dealing with life as it is. I write for those grown-ups who want the whole truth so they can know what is likely coming. That way we can be prepared for the most likely scenarios. James Kunstler is someone worth listening to.
Kunstler's latest novel is no "light reading." It is heavy stuff, but believable - and even darkly humorous - if you are at all tuned in to the myriad catastrophes that are occuring everyday. If you can read between the lines of your daily news, you might have imagined a similar future. World Made By Hand only makes it more graphic and real.
When you put together the imminent potential of nuclear terrorism, a collapse of our economy due to the greed and arrogance of "the smartest people in the room," the end of American hegemony over the world, and therefor, the end of our preferred access to the magic elixir, oil, that makes our comfortable way of life possible, you'll get a glimpse of the future Kunstler envisions.
James Kunstler gives us the key to the puzzle of everyday events that brings the whole picture into focus. The trends that are in motion now, how they will interact to create dramatic changes in the near future. Like the illustrations that dare you to "Count the squirrels in this picture!", World Made By Hand will let you see the future that has been concealed in seeming random chaotic acts by separate actors.
Massive change can happen overnight, when tensions are released along fault lines that have endured pressure for centuries. Don't be caught unawares when it happens! I believe we are coming into an era of radical and unpleasant social/political/economic changes that have been stewing quietly for years. In hindsight, they will seem predictable, just as 9/11 does now.If you want to find out where the juggernaut of world events is going so you can get out of the way, I urge you to read this book quickly. I did.
This article originally appeared in my other blog, Http://defending-your-retirement.blogspot.com
I believe there are two types of people in this world - those who want to be amused and entertained and those who want actionable information to give them an edge in dealing with life as it is. I write for those grown-ups who want the whole truth so they can know what is likely coming. That way we can be prepared for the most likely scenarios. James Kunstler is someone worth listening to.
Kunstler's latest novel is no "light reading." It is heavy stuff, but believable - and even darkly humorous - if you are at all tuned in to the myriad catastrophes that are occuring everyday. If you can read between the lines of your daily news, you might have imagined a similar future. World Made By Hand only makes it more graphic and real.
When you put together the imminent potential of nuclear terrorism, a collapse of our economy due to the greed and arrogance of "the smartest people in the room," the end of American hegemony over the world, and therefor, the end of our preferred access to the magic elixir, oil, that makes our comfortable way of life possible, you'll get a glimpse of the future Kunstler envisions.
James Kunstler gives us the key to the puzzle of everyday events that brings the whole picture into focus. The trends that are in motion now, how they will interact to create dramatic changes in the near future. Like the illustrations that dare you to "Count the squirrels in this picture!", World Made By Hand will let you see the future that has been concealed in seeming random chaotic acts by separate actors.
Massive change can happen overnight, when tensions are released along fault lines that have endured pressure for centuries. Don't be caught unawares when it happens! I believe we are coming into an era of radical and unpleasant social/political/economic changes that have been stewing quietly for years. In hindsight, they will seem predictable, just as 9/11 does now.If you want to find out where the juggernaut of world events is going so you can get out of the way, I urge you to read this book quickly. I did.
This article originally appeared in my other blog, Http://defending-your-retirement.blogspot.com
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Recession Planning Pays Off
From what I read, there's a recession on the way and it's going to be a doozy! A few highly-respected advisors are finally admitting we may already be in a recession, though many of the estalishment's Talking Heads are still denying the obvious. You can decide who to trust - it's your money!
Oil prices, of course, play a part in the tightening noose around the American consumer spending. There's also the credit crunch fueled by the uncertainty on the part of banks and investors how tainted some major players are with subprime loans. There's a housing meltdown, slow sales of Automobiles, and bad Christmas retail sales, too, so it doesn't look good.
Oh yes - I forgot to mention Inflation, Job Losses up, and the Decline of the Dollar!
I've placed some good videos on a page with some strategies I've found for dealing with very uncertain times in the past. Check it out, you won't find this kind of original thinking in the MSM: http://www.defending-your-retirement.com/recession_planning.html . Be sure to see my Retirement Plan B when you're there!
Oil prices, of course, play a part in the tightening noose around the American consumer spending. There's also the credit crunch fueled by the uncertainty on the part of banks and investors how tainted some major players are with subprime loans. There's a housing meltdown, slow sales of Automobiles, and bad Christmas retail sales, too, so it doesn't look good.
Oh yes - I forgot to mention Inflation, Job Losses up, and the Decline of the Dollar!
I've placed some good videos on a page with some strategies I've found for dealing with very uncertain times in the past. Check it out, you won't find this kind of original thinking in the MSM: http://www.defending-your-retirement.com/recession_planning.html . Be sure to see my Retirement Plan B when you're there!
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