A parasitic relationship

After everything that has gone on over the last few years it is surely proven that allowing governments to print their own money and manage the money supply is a stupid thing to do. We are trillions in debt in a stupid merry go round where everyone owes everyone else. Some countries are less in trouble than others but we are all in the mix.

The part I find funny is that we owe money to countries that we are giving aid to and owe others money who owe money to countries that owe us. It is a very incestuous relationship and the only losers are the tax payers who get ripped off all the time.

It is time we jumped off the merry go round and got out of this situation. The only problem is that our government will not let us. It is sucking at the teat and will not let go. Personally if I had the capability I would simply stop work now and starve the beast but I can’t I need to work to save up for my bunker and land. Any savings I make and any provision I put away for the future is eagerly taxed as much as they can. Makes my pension provision a fraction of what it should be. I would never advise anyone to get a pension nowadays. The system is screwed.

This has an impact on our preparations because everything we need to buy is increasing in price well beyond our wage increased and taxes take most of our money now. What can we do?

Note: The following is not financial advice. It is just me rambling and I would suggest you consult a financial advisor before you make any financial decisions.

I have to say that for my protection as I am clearly not a financial adviser although another leech sucking on you is hardly a plus.

Well, the short answer to what we can do is not a lot. I would suggest that you don’t save any money in savings accounts as it is becoming worthless and just loses value every day. Put your money is something that will benefit you such as paying off your debt and buying land or non perishables. Just be careful what you invest in to ensure it will be useful after an event. I am avoiding precious metals which others are getting into because I don’t know how many loaves I can get for a bar of gold and it isn’t very tasty. I could starve to death surrounded by a fortune in gold if that is all I buy.

I’m looking at bartering more, growing my own food and stopping using banks paying by cash where I can. I will reduce my banking presence to one account for my fixed costs and start using alternatives where I can for everything else.

I found this peer to peer currency called BitCoin on a technical site and although it fills me with concern financial people I know say it is a workable system as it is a bit like trading in precious metals, like gold, where there is only a finite amount out in the market with occasional injections of new material. It works for gold so why not digitally? Makes logical sense but I can hold gold but not bits. Maybe I am just punch drunk on financial matters.

I’m going to set up an account there and see how it goes. There are stores that take this as payment and it keeps your financial records out of the reach of the government which must also be a plus.

In the meantime have a look and see what you think. Look at what you can do to lower your dependency on parasitic systems and let me know any ideas you have. I’ll let you know how BitCoin goes.