How do you prepare for bad economic times with no money?

[GreenBulldog]

May be overkill, but nonetheless an option.

Exactly what is it that do you want to protect yourself from?

For me, it's the police state. The nation is going to bankrupt. The problem with that is its going to try to bankrupt US to prevent itself from going bankrupt.

But what if you're already broke?

Can you accumulate savings in a nation that's trying to bankrupt us?

The question is, how can you survive the police state? Part of the reason the police state is needed is to take our money.

 

[thoughtomator]

you'd be surprised how little interest the state has in you once you're broke

if an alien came to Earth tomorrow morning, he could be excused for thinking that the purpose of government was to locate money for its masters to steal.

 

[presence]

“Labour was the first price, the original purchase - money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.”

Adam Smith

 

[wgadget]

www.swap.com ?

 

[flynn]

boil vegetables and put it in a jar. Leverage on food that you can keep for long time without going bad. Buy silver and get a truck that runs on vegetable oil.

 

[2young2vote]

You should grow tobacco and roll your own cigars to sell...legally...of course... Tobacco seeds cost next to nothing and i've heard they are easy to grow. I've been thinking of doing it myself next year.