Our burn rate for the new survivalism is our outflow divided by our net income. Except for the upper tiers of the financial ladder, the new survivalism is focused more on decreasing outflows than increasing inflows. Income or inflow is particularly challenging for all but the most adaptable. The blue collar jobs [...]]]> New Survivalism: Burn Rate

Our burn rate for the new survivalism is our outflow divided by our net income. Except for the upper tiers of the financial ladder, the new survivalism is focused more on decreasing outflows than increasing inflows. Income or inflow is particularly challenging for all but the most adaptable. The blue collar jobs are gone. Construction has not geared up powered by government “bridge to nowhere” projects.

Private construction is only focusing on what was on the drawing board years ago and what was financed already. The new survivalism is about making the most of what little is coming in the door.  If nothing is coming in the door, then maybe it is time to live behind someone else’s door – family, roommate, or rent  a room or get into the debtor in possession business where you dare the bank to evict you as you live in a house you no longer pay for.

Survivalism in the financial sense means getting out of the financial scam market. Even though that is my business, financial markets of all levels are riddled with black secrets that when released or reconciled would fold all of the institutions. Financial survivalism means keeping your funds out of the bankers hands, out of the Goldman/JP. Morgan/Citigroup/Fed controlled market and under your control with precious metals and productive possessions. Yes, farmland may be a good investment. Firearms and bullets have gone up better than 20% per year for the past 3 or more years and there is no sign of them stopping anytime soon.

Dividends or High Profit Trades Only

More importantly for the new survivalism, is looking at the market as a temporary way to generate dividends from energy trusts or Microsoft, and looking for quick money in gold stocks and commodity investments much like a wolf hunts for a kill. Not like a farmer grows food.

Farming days in the investment world are over. The new survivalism means the farming concept pounded into our mush brains from the Wall Street con artists was to plant the seeds of our investment in their carefully tilled fields, let them watch over the ground, fertilizing our precious seed stock with wise fertilizer advice, guidance for weeding, and weather predictions for the rain times and the sun times. Then the fruit would blossom, the wheat would rise, the corn would yield, and the field would produce for our retirement.

New Survivalism for Retirement - Trade like a hunter

It was mathematical insanity when they sold the field of schemes to us, and now the field is fallow, like the hucksters knew they would make it so.

Hunting is the new survivalism. Kill your profit quickly. Only ride along with a stock so long as it pays a hefty dividend – more than 5% at least, and 8%+ is more like it. Jump ship in  moments notice if the moving averages are pierced or earnings threaten the dividend.

The new survivalism demands that for retirement we think like the active hunter, not like the elder awaiting what the young hunters have brought from the field. There is no other choice. Depending on the Wall Street farm managers will make them wealthy and starve us all.

Hunters, grab your weapons, and retake the fields from Wall Street. Be the new economic survivalists.