Re: POLITICS changed to State of the Economy

[Guest guest]

Last week, I got a call from a

group doing a survey. They asked the question: " Who do you think is

responsible for the state of the economy? " The five or so multiple

choice answers included 1)The spending habits of the American public

or 2)The government.

I'm curious if any of you have any responses or rationale

to answer the question.

I have no idea who it was that called and I was stumped and couldn't

quickly come to an answer.

Carol S.

[Guest guest]

Thanks everybody - great conversation! I am currently getting my

silver and gold from Moneychanger. It's great because you can send a

check monthly and they send it to you. I really haven't checked out

other prices - so if anyone has any thoughts, please pass them on. He

also has a free daily report on what's happening with the markets. The

site is the-moneychanger.com. It's sad what we have become as a nation

- but even sadder to sit with your head in the sand! Carol S.

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> Last week, I got a call from a

> group doing a survey. They asked the question: " Who do you think is

> responsible for the state of the economy? " The five or so multiple

> choice answers included 1)The spending habits of the American public

> or 2)The government.

>

> I'm curious if any of you have any responses or rationale

> to answer the question.

>

> I have no idea who it was that called and I was stumped and couldn't

> quickly come to an answer.

>

> Carol S.

>

[Guest guest]

It took me a good two years to convince my husband that buying

precious metals was a good idea. But along the way he said " Just do

what you want with a limited amount of money " . I know it was just to

appease me. So for quite awhile I spent $100 a month.

A good friend of his told him he took all of his money out of the

market and put it in silver - what a shocker for him! That changed

everything. Just keep at it and maybe start small - something is

better than nothing. Unfortunately for us, we are not able to take our

retirement account out unless he is fired or quits his job. What a

system! So we have recently stopped all deposits into it and instead

using that money to purchase metals. What can you do? We're still

luckier than most.

RE: A list of foods to stockpile. I know, I feel like I'm getting in

the Y2K mode also - and what a disaster that was. But, I choose to put

those feelings behind me and look at what the signs are now. I prefer

to be proactive.

I noticed Costco has a rack system for canned goods that was pretty

reasonable. I'm interested to know what others have been doing or are

planning on. I went to Trader Joe's recently and bough 12 jars of

almond butter along with alot of granola, trail mix, dried fruits,

etc. I also buy almond milk in bulk - but I'm sure there's an

expiration date on it - so I can't buy too much at a time. I noticed

recently that Ingles (Georgia) has prices that are comparable to

Trader Joe's on some items. They are also carrying more and more

organic items. Not much of a plan, huh? Carol S.

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> Have been following this thread with much interest - I have been

trying to

> convince husband to buy silver & gold since February. He's not on

board.

> Many cannot believe or accept the fact (despite all the signs) that

American

> can do anything but flourish. Nevertheless, I am interested in the food

> side of preparations. Anyone care to tell me how exactly they have

> prepared/stockpiled food? Anyone care to post an inventory list of what

> they have accumulated? It would be helpful to me if I had a

checklist of

> sorts - with ideal storage methods. I am a Weston Pricer so I eat that

> way - and buy most of my grains in bulk (50 lb. bags). I have a

family of

> five. We live in the city but my mother lives in the Cumberland

mountains -

> this is what we consider to be our " safe place " if we need to go

someplace.

> But then, what about all our food storages? It's a lot to consider

as the

> economic crisis is occurring now. More people are waking up to the lies

> we've been sold for so long. Anyway, whoever posts with an

inventory - I

> promise not to make a national database of your goods for future use

- lol.

>

> Nanette

[Guest guest]

" I have a water filter I bought in 1999 that will sterilize water from any

source, including pools of muddy water off the street. "

Can you give a brand name and what to look for in this kind of water filter? I

do want to be prepared.

Also, what happens to mortgages and our homes during the kind of crisis we're

talking about here?

THANKS!

Laree

[Guest guest]

Forgot to ask -- since my mortgage is not a fixed rate, should I change that

now?

From: lareekline@...: @...: RE:

POLITICS changed to state of the economyDate: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:19:02 -0600

" I have a water filter I bought in 1999 that will sterilize water from any

source, including pools of muddy water off the street. " Can you give a brand

name and what to look for in this kind of water filter? I do want to be

prepared. Also, what happens to mortgages and our homes during the kind of

crisis we're talking about here? THANKS! Laree

[Guest guest]

This is definitely a step in the right direction!

www.BoulderCountyGoingLocal.com

These transition towns are taking place all over the UK. The Boulder leader got

his training in the UK and is doing trainings now in Boulder.

[Guest guest]

Do you have the kind that has a teaser rate but they're actually

adding the portion of what you should have paid but didn't to the

principal so you wind up with more to pay off at a higher interest

rate later? I'd pay that off. We got a book about what to do in an

unstable economy (forgot the name of it) that predicted the housing

crash; it said the best thing to do is rent if at all possible and

not buy until the prices are much lower. That said, I also believe

that a lot of the mortgages collapsing right now are from speculators

and real estate investors who are walking away from homes they can't

sell but never intended to live in - " flippers " . So how much is the

housing market really in trouble and how much of it is a mass exodus

of investors from the housing market to futures in oil and grains

that could make them more money??

--- In , Laree Kline <lareekline@...>

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change that now?

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> From: lareekline@...: @...: RE: POLITICS changed to

state of the economyDate: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:19:02 -0600

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> " I have a water filter I bought in 1999 that will sterilize water

from any source, including pools of muddy water off the street. " Can

you give a brand name and what to look for in this kind of water

filter? I do want to be prepared. Also, what happens to mortgages

and our homes during the kind of crisis we're talking about here?

THANKS! Laree

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