Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rono, post: 1126678, member: 6492&quot;]Howdy,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Very true that a pile of silver and gold coins could be of little use in some major disaster.&nbsp; However, if I was fleeing inland from a tsunami zone, having a roll of eagles in the backpack would give me great comfort.&nbsp; So would a canteen, a handgun, some MREs and good friends.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For my money, you prepare for bad situations in a holistic and broad based way so that you have maximum flexibility and multiple layers of redundency.&nbsp;&nbsp; Think of your preparations as insulation - not just from hot and cold, but from every nasty little surprise you can bring to mind.&nbsp; Fire, famine, power outage, a whole list of natural disasters, workloss, theft, market loss, financial meltdown, anarchy, war, disease and the list goes on for pages.&nbsp; Are their limits to your preparations?&nbsp; Of course.&nbsp; You get to a place of diminishing marginal returns where it&#039;s just not worth it. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That&#039;s OK.&nbsp; You do what you can to cover the big things to a greater or lesser degree and call it good.&nbsp; Better yet is to structure your life in a manner of preparedness.&nbsp; &nbsp; Establish multiple streams of income, diversify your wealth, constantly update your job skills and knowledge base, be a volunteer in your community and neighborhood, grow some of your own food and shop local, eliminate all debts, stay in shape, eat right, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I recently retired and always knew that in retirement it was important for me to stay productive and continue to add value AND to keep learning so my mind didn&#039;t calcify.&nbsp; What I didn&#039;t realize was that there is a third leg, and that&#039;s to keep my body in good shape.&nbsp; I believe that if I stay in shape, keep learning and remain productive, it may not add a day to my life, but it will guarantee that I&#039;m giving myself the best possible odds of a happy retirement.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>peace,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in