We live in Canada and spend on average around $200 per week on groceries for a family of 4 with a bit extra for pets and preps. I haven't seen $15 bologna, and where I live (small town, rural) our grocery stores prices have dropped back to 3-5 dollars for 3 heads of lettuce and $8 for fresh store made beef salami.
I was pretty concerned about things before, especially last year with all the "supply chain/economy is collapsing tomorrow" stuff, but store shelves are well stocked, prices are affordable and sales come and go as usual. I'm not seeing as much to be concerned about on the ground at the consumer level as I was last year. Idk if that's a good thing or not, or what else I'm missing. I suppose it could be the calm before the storm.
Connect with your local farmers and get a freezer full of fresh beef (4-600$ for about 6 months worth for our family) and eggs ($3 a dozen from a friend). Find some local guys that do their own gardening and canning and sell it on subscription, I think that could be worth it too. I'm looking into that since we arent ready to start gardening beyond a few cucumbers and tomatos this year.
I should add that we often spend less because we have the freezer full of meat. Getting the fresh beef gives us a ton of variety (roast, steak, stew) and our regular grocery trips just amount to produce, butter, sauces, cheese, etc.
You can also often find things like honey in bulk from a local bee farm for cheaper then the store bought stuff.
All this little stuff adds up and I recommend pursuing it. We were getting fresh milk every week from our neighbours while their cows were producing and that stuff was the business. Fresh milk=butter, cream, and cheese.
Oh and also looking into the local berry farms in picking season, or learning how to harvest plants for tea and medicine will go a long way. We have friends that bring us freshly made rose-hip cough syrup, or freshly made apples from a guys orchard.
Basically, get yourself out of the big city and into a small town. Or make the connections and you will not regret it.
The economy is a total charade so it won't completely and suddenly fall apart unless that's what they want, they definitely seem to prefer boiling the frog which makes much more strategic sense for them, things will just continue to gradually get worse and each new level of economic fuckery will be normalized, those of us who are older and not braindead can clearly see the economy has gone to shit just comparing differences between now and decades ago, but it's all very normal now
They are after the upper middle class now. People who own millions on real estate, several businesses, large portfolios, the elite class is sucking everyone thats not them...its not just white and blue colar middle class.
I feel the same way, and everybody else does, which is exactly why I think it's going to do the opposite. I don't think the real economy is going to prosper, but I think the market is going way up. I think the real top for the S&P is $10k.
At this rate it's WW3. We're already in WW3. But I dunno which goes first. Collapse or all out war. We're already in collapse, recession.
It's fucking ridiculous where we all at today. There's no happy story ahead. Look at it. Tell me where is that magic wand? It can only get worse.
I am finding it quite ironic. What is the probability there aren't the cannibals? There is an escalating probability of cannibals. The odds of cannibals today are significant. You could probably make money on those odds.
Economy, like democracy, is hyper-subverted. Technically, its fake and gay. The shithead overlords can prop up the economy until they want to make it drop.
I agree that the economy is taking a shit soon, its the major corporations signalling the plan. The signal is gay, literally. They prop us a tranny and rainbow their brand...this is a signal that the economy is about to be turned off, so all the cabal knows to hold their chip or eat the meek, whatever these shitheads do.
it's going to take a while longer, fed will return to 0% interest and start the printer up again when the biden gang can no longer coverup the honking recession.
economy recovers a bit, demand for fuel skyrockets.
since production is so low demand can't be met, prices explode and the inflation train reaches the high speed track.
Western Civilization has ended, but like a dude in denial about finding out his ex-girlfriend is already seeing another guy, are still like "I can fix her."
its fucked in Canada bro, like 15$ for a pack of bologna fucked
We live in Canada and spend on average around $200 per week on groceries for a family of 4 with a bit extra for pets and preps. I haven't seen $15 bologna, and where I live (small town, rural) our grocery stores prices have dropped back to 3-5 dollars for 3 heads of lettuce and $8 for fresh store made beef salami.
I was pretty concerned about things before, especially last year with all the "supply chain/economy is collapsing tomorrow" stuff, but store shelves are well stocked, prices are affordable and sales come and go as usual. I'm not seeing as much to be concerned about on the ground at the consumer level as I was last year. Idk if that's a good thing or not, or what else I'm missing. I suppose it could be the calm before the storm.
Connect with your local farmers and get a freezer full of fresh beef (4-600$ for about 6 months worth for our family) and eggs ($3 a dozen from a friend). Find some local guys that do their own gardening and canning and sell it on subscription, I think that could be worth it too. I'm looking into that since we arent ready to start gardening beyond a few cucumbers and tomatos this year.
I should add that we often spend less because we have the freezer full of meat. Getting the fresh beef gives us a ton of variety (roast, steak, stew) and our regular grocery trips just amount to produce, butter, sauces, cheese, etc.
You can also often find things like honey in bulk from a local bee farm for cheaper then the store bought stuff.
All this little stuff adds up and I recommend pursuing it. We were getting fresh milk every week from our neighbours while their cows were producing and that stuff was the business. Fresh milk=butter, cream, and cheese.
Oh and also looking into the local berry farms in picking season, or learning how to harvest plants for tea and medicine will go a long way. We have friends that bring us freshly made rose-hip cough syrup, or freshly made apples from a guys orchard.
Basically, get yourself out of the big city and into a small town. Or make the connections and you will not regret it.
Bulk up on butter when on sale (before Christmas). It freezes well.
Learn to make sauces from scratch. It isn't hard. DIY sauce ingredients are easier to prep than 10 jars of every kind you like.
The economy is a total charade so it won't completely and suddenly fall apart unless that's what they want, they definitely seem to prefer boiling the frog which makes much more strategic sense for them, things will just continue to gradually get worse and each new level of economic fuckery will be normalized, those of us who are older and not braindead can clearly see the economy has gone to shit just comparing differences between now and decades ago, but it's all very normal now
They are after the upper middle class now. People who own millions on real estate, several businesses, large portfolios, the elite class is sucking everyone thats not them...its not just white and blue colar middle class.
im old enough to remember that we've been AT some kinda war since 9/11/2001...
technically... we still are
I miss airports. Being able to walk thru security super fast and greet your visitors at their gate as they deboarded.
My first flights allowed smoking on the plane.
when you could walk across the border with a birth certificate
And that's how you know this entity is not American.
im a dual ... but yah... i lived in both and i was proud to say the pledge of allegiance with UNDER GOD still in it
According to credible, anonymous sources.
The college loan repayments will crush the remaining spending being driven by the capricious youth cohort.
buying gold and ammo ?
I got out of these ahead of the debt ceiling issues but the short term rates are lucrative (relatively speaking)
You know it's bad when kids scarf down their school made lunches.
But... but... USD stronk? stonk market blooming?
Surely it's just a small dip, 2 more weeks.
IMHO, the S&P is about to skyrocket, along with oil. There will be a catalyst.
I feel the same way, and everybody else does, which is exactly why I think it's going to do the opposite. I don't think the real economy is going to prosper, but I think the market is going way up. I think the real top for the S&P is $10k.
If it does eat the elites. Just eat them.
I like the fat to be trimmed into nice and lean cuts.
You're in luck. Elite long pigs doesn't have any spike proteins.
never much cared for long pig
At this rate it's WW3. We're already in WW3. But I dunno which goes first. Collapse or all out war. We're already in collapse, recession.
It's fucking ridiculous where we all at today. There's no happy story ahead. Look at it. Tell me where is that magic wand? It can only get worse.
I am finding it quite ironic. What is the probability there aren't the cannibals? There is an escalating probability of cannibals. The odds of cannibals today are significant. You could probably make money on those odds.
Economy, like democracy, is hyper-subverted. Technically, its fake and gay. The shithead overlords can prop up the economy until they want to make it drop.
I agree that the economy is taking a shit soon, its the major corporations signalling the plan. The signal is gay, literally. They prop us a tranny and rainbow their brand...this is a signal that the economy is about to be turned off, so all the cabal knows to hold their chip or eat the meek, whatever these shitheads do.
No work for grads in china. Shoe factories closing in Nam. It's fckd everywhere.
LFG!
this vid saying basically the same thing as op
https://youtu.be/4oMdAMqRJL8
published 6 hrs ago, op 7 hrs
it's going to take a while longer, fed will return to 0% interest and start the printer up again when the biden gang can no longer coverup the honking recession.
economy recovers a bit, demand for fuel skyrockets. since production is so low demand can't be met, prices explode and the inflation train reaches the high speed track.
that's when the system breaks
I guess most of you are very young? I have been hearing that the end of Western Civilization is close for 40 years now.
Not holding my breath.
Western Civilization has ended, but like a dude in denial about finding out his ex-girlfriend is already seeing another guy, are still like "I can fix her."