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[–]StillLessons 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

What was a financial crisis has now metastasized into a legitimate resource crisis. When the system breaks down to the point that resources (including - very importantly - effective labor) are lost, those cannot be printed and lied into existence. Strap in, folks...

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Also: /s/FoodCrises, /s/Energy, etc.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (20 children)

So how do I make money off of it?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (13 children)

Buy SH and SQQQ. It's what I would do... ;-)

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (12 children)

What’s that?

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (11 children)

They are ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) that replicate the S&P 500 (SH) and the NASDAQ (SQQQ) inversely.

So when the indices move down, these things move up. They're useful when you can't short sell, like in 401(k) and other accounts. I'm not in the USA so I don't know all the names of the programs, but I'm sure not all of them allow short selling.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (10 children)

Thanks man.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

I hope you did it? They're making bank today!!!

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

I don’t have any bank accounts. Do you invest regularly? I have a good bit of money. I would like to learn to invest.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

I used to work as a portfolio manager before mercury poisoning hit me and wrecked my life. I also used to be the highest paid of my firm, on a basis of per-million assets managed, always beating the street by a huge margin.

But I am not that man anymore. Mercury poisoning made damn sure of that.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Sorry about the poisoning. That sounds horrible.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

It truly is. One day, I show up at work, and I sit down at my desk, and just couldn't even keep my eyes open, much less concentrate on ANYTHING AT ALL. My mind left me when that criminal dentist destroyed my health.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Make money off survival or help your community.

Buy as much long-term canned and dry food and condiments to store as you can.

Fill up a freezer or few. And toiletries, first aid, vitamins, etc.

If you can, solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, generators, fuel, heaters, practical survival gear, tools & building supplies, CB and handheld radios, etc.

Most important: network locally.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

People are always suckers for the same three things. Soap, sex and bibles. Sell any of these three things and you'll never go poor. Just ask the church.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

What do you mean, soap?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Even in a financial crisis, people gonna stay clean. Half of Etsy is posh soap. Always a market for soap.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks man.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Someone should have told Dahmer.

[–]Anman 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Good.