Sure, I’ll do your reading for you:
“Even if you don’t believe the worst-case scenarios are possible, I urge you to prepare for at least some measure of pain. Perhaps food shortages won’t turn into total famine conditions, but they might. At bare minimum, consider storing a few months of extra food for your family, as prices in the near future are only going to go up, and/or start growing some of your own food.
Likewise, whether the economic crash ends up being hard or soft, prepare yourself for potential financial hardship. Buying physical precious metals could be one defensive strategy, as it can help protect against currency devaluation. Investing in real assets, such as land could be another.
It’s hard to make definitive recommendations, as your strategy will depend on your personal situation, so take some time to think things through. If you do nothing to hedge your bets, you may one day find yourself left with nothing — which is precisely what the World Economic Forum has declared will be our lot. Other key areas of basic preparation were listed in yesterday’s article, “Are You Prepared for the Coming Food Catastrophe?”
Excellent advice. My family and I have been preparing for some time but we know that as things worsen, we need to support those who didn't see this coming or bother to prepare. It is foolish to think things won't get all that bad because lots of people have already lost everything. For now there are places to go for assistance, but I doubt the government will be passing out freebies for long. People have to ask themselves, what was I capable of doing today, that would work in a long term grid down scenario tomorrow? From many reports, long term "pain" is a real possibility.