If the next 20 years play out anywhere close to how the market has performed over the previous 20 years, I'll be golden.
The problem is that I have very little faith in the system. Globalists are getting desperate, and we know they're willing to burn everything down if they think they'll rule over what's left.
Obviously I can't just stick my money in a mattress because inflation would kill me. I own gold and BTC (combined about 10% of the total), but otherwise it's mostly in VOO with sprinklings in individual stocks.
I feel like my only real option is to let it ride and hope I can retire before the collapse. Even if the market only slightly beats inflation I'll still be set.
Anyone disagree and think there's a better option?
Owning land is nice.
Yeah that's definitely something I'm considering. I'm going to be in a transition period job-wise within a year, and I started researching the best places (for me) to buy land where I can build a small home. Or I might just buy a trailer tbh. I only need a few hundred square feet to live comfortably, and dealing with finding the right builder isn't very appealing.
And if I build a home I'd have to factor in resale value, which I assume would lead to building a larger home than I need/want. With the trailer option, buyers wouldn't have to worry about tearing down an existing structure.
Fair warning: Buying raw land with no homes on it is nearly impossible using normal banks. And while it may be different in other states with other banks, even land with a trailer on it is something they don't want to touch.
If you do go forward with this, you'll have to go to special banks made specifically for this, and they'll likely have a lower cutoff in terms of land-size.
Just giving you a heads up, if you've never had to purchase land before. My own experience was quite the revelation, and definitely answered some questions of mine as to why purchasing and building homes are so difficult nowadays.
I heard about that some time back, but had honestly forgotten so thanks for the reminder.
If you're young, single, and have cash, the absolute best thing you could possibly do is buy a few acres and a cheap RV/trailer, live in it, then work towards building a modest home.
if you are worried about a monetary collapse, no combination of stocks, bonds, or bank accounts will save you. it would be wise to invest in hard assets, such as land, food production, mobility, shelter, and a means of defending it all.
that last one isn't just a monetary investment, it's also a social investment. Make friends, build a community, and grow a bartering network.
If you’re prepping and don’t have guns, you’re just gathering supplies for people who do have guns.
If you're prepping and you don't have training with your equipment, you're just gathering supplies for people who do.
Why would you want to live and survive in some Hobbesian place in the first place? This gay earth is bad enough as it is right now.
The best thing about acquiring real assets like land is that even in the event nothing dramatic at all happens, you still have a few quiet acres and a cozy home that's all yours. This by itself is worth a king's ransom these days.
And we thank you for the hardwork
Chickens, have chickens and you can trade their eggs, meat and they're quite easy to feed.
The only way land will become useless is if the governing bodies of the land disappear. Even with peak clown world enacted, the likelihood of any major first world nation becoming completely ungovernable is extremely small, meaning that --especially in light of the massive amounts of immigration -- land values will only rise in the future due to demand. I think having a healthy amount of BTC and other investments (especially in, say, the Russian or Chinese markets) is solid, but I very much believe in having sustainable infrastructure surrounding you as much as possible. BTC and gold are great, but if you're caught in a grand prairie winter with no wood stove to heat your home (because commies turned off the power) then your cold wallet will be lost forever on your cold corpse.
Bill Gates and other elite entities are buying up real estate and raw land for a reason.
I don't know anything about Russia but don't invest anything in Chyna, it's not a nation ruled by laws. whatever something is valued at is completely up to emperor xi, things can turn worthless overnight because xi has a change of mind on certain policies, that's why all the wealthy people there don't invest in Chinese markets but try to bring the money to the west and buy up real properties even at inflated prices.
Crops. A potato is always worth a potato, while gold is only worth what someone thinks it's worth.
Gold should rally if Fort Knox is hiding anything….
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1891555910218097122
There's a difference between buying things to invest and hope they appreciate, and buying things to hold value that aren't money.
If you stop thinking about investment vehicles and financial products, you can just start buying valuable things that can be resold. Shit man Lego holds it's value well. I wouldn't recommend it but it does.
I'd add that land is not land. If and when the collapse comes, it's unlikely that the migrant population will remain in large numbers because there's no financial incentive to stay. The rats will leave the sinking ship. So buying land for the sake of it mightn't help, you have to buy land that is valuable to people that live here. Good luck getting that at a reasonable price though.
Have these squared away before worrying about investing:
Emergency physical cash on hand in case of a grid down situation. Even if the government is stable, natural disasters happen.
Emergency fund for stuff like repairs, medical issues, etc. Shit happens and is usually expensive.
Emergency prepping: Food (plus means to prepare and eat it), water, flashlights, medicine, means of staying warm, etc.
Self-defense. Firearm, ammo, tools and spare parts for maintenance.
Go with land, guns, ammunition, heirloom seeds, water purification systems, an integrated multi-role power grid, gold, lead, bismuth, steel, chickens and books.
Monero if you want.
Are you serious?
The finish line is in sight and you're blackpilling?
The state of this win, man. The state of it.
It's not a sprint, it's a marathon.
It'll take more than 4 years to fix this shit. What Trump's administration is doing is basically stopping the bleeding and patching up all the leaks and smoothing the road out for us. We will definitely need Vance or someone like him to take over and continue Trump's legacy.
When in doubt, gold (and silver).