At Bunker Basics, I cover a number of prepper related topics. I discuss potential SHTF events, governments, and the importance of self-reliance. Additionally, I detail the risks within the financial community and how we can protect ourselves.
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Investing is about Balancing Risk with Return Investors, more often than not, are optimistic people. Up until a few months ago, how couldn’t you have been optimistic? We enjoyed a decade-long bull market, so it was hard to imagine stock prices could go in any direction but up. However, every investment comes with a set … Read more
Making the Most of the Quarantine with Prepper Movies At this point, many of you may be struggling to find productive and enjoyable ways to pass the time under quarantine. You may have pulled out board games and decks of cards that had been collecting dust. You may have started cooking more or picked an … Read more
Preppers Have Their Moment When a SHTF event like the coronavirus pandemic hits, those who were prepared may feel validated. Some not so humble preppers may have even said to their friends and family, “I told you so.” This is understandable. Many preppers may have had to endure at least some ridicule over the years … Read more
The Hidden Side Effects of Quarantine Things have been getting out of control lately. News of the pandemic is getting worse, but it’s difficult to shut off the TV. As we stay inside under quarantine, we can experience negative psychological problems, such as loneliness, anxiety and depression. To combat these negative effects, you need to … Read more
Do Not Rely Solely on the Government for Help In times of crisis, financial and medical relief can be difficult to come by. Depending on the type of crisis, national governments may not have all the resources they need to ease the population’s struggle. During the the US’s fight against the coronavirus, state governments are … Read more
Governments and Corporations Were Unprepared Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the S&P 500 was hovering around all time highs. The US government had cut corporate tax rates during a decade long bull market. The federal reserve kept interest rates low, which encouraged continued debt-fueled spending. Publicly traded companies repurchased their shares on the open market, … Read more
The Coronavirus May Cause the Next Depression The global economy is suffering significantly from the coronavirus outbreak. Businesses have closed their doors either temporarily or permanently. Governments are putting together stimulus packages and central banks are providing liquidity to the financial system. While you may remember seeing similar market effects and response measures taken during … Read more
Don’t Panic. Prepare. The COVID-19 pandemic has created widespread panic. Scared citizens flooded supermarkets and bought up as many items as their carts could hold. What differentiates those who are prepared from those who are panicking is education. Preppers know what products to buy and why they should buy them. They’re learning how people become … Read more
Governments Need to Wake Up If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the coronavirus, it’s that governments around the world are unprepared for disaster. China’s initial response to the coronavirus was to suppress news of the infection, which ultimately enabled its spread. The coronavirus has now infected people across the globe and is killing US … Read more
Preppers are Risk Management Experts As I’ve said before, prepping is a form of insurance. Preppers identify risk factors in their lives and systematically reduce those risks. This doesn’t mean we need to buy every insurance product someone wants to sell to us. Some risks are so small that we cannot possibly justify paying the … Read more
