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CrispyQ

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70. Even fewer are aware how fragile the whole system is.

Reply to Attilatheblond (Reply #60)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 03:16 PM

Mar 2025

We're about to find out, I think.

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It might be a good time to have cash on hand. [View all] Swede Mar 2025 OP

If they move on the FDIC there will be a bank run and you will have nothing. 617Blue Mar 2025 #1

Consider moving $ out of the big banks the_liberal_grandpa Mar 2025 #27

Also consider pulling cash and just holding it at home. Kind of like a boycott against banks. I know... dutch777 Mar 2025 #30

Have on hand... homegirl Mar 2025 #33

Still insured by a government organization. Not sure AllyCat Mar 2025 #32

They've talked about targeting that too. BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #36

But that's still backed by the government and if they Alliepoo Mar 2025 #76

My money, such that it is, is in a state employee credit union. mucholderthandirt Mar 2025 #77

I'm stocking up on stuff that won't go bad. Also some cash on hand. TommieMommy Mar 2025 #2

That'll last what, six months? A year? Wednesdays Mar 2025 #4

The truth is that you can only do what you can do for the time you have. elocs Mar 2025 #6

Prepping is for short term emergencies only Kaleva Mar 2025 #11

The job of the pepper is to be eaten. BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #37

And spice things up IronLionZion Mar 2025 #40

Yes and it could be true for preppers! Kaleva Mar 2025 #45

Like outrunning a bear... Qutzupalotl Mar 2025 #69

I live in a rural area Keepthesoulalive Mar 2025 #58

I'm turning 74 CanonRay Mar 2025 #28

I just turned 78 and that's how I'm thinking.. Deuxcents Mar 2025 #34

I'll be 73 this summer. And I thought I would have a nice, quiet retirement. elocs Mar 2025 #61

Feel for you and understand Attilatheblond Mar 2025 #62

I was thinking the same thing this morning... Think. Again. Mar 2025 #3

Sorry, IT thought Dan Mar 2025 #8

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Mar 2025 #5

When ever things go South, cash is king. multigraincracker Mar 2025 #7

Will need LOTS of cash & a wheelbarrow Attilatheblond Mar 2025 #17

What are you going to do after that runs out? Kaleva Mar 2025 #9

No one will take gubmint backed greenbacks. Silent Type Mar 2025 #10

Very likely true. Money would be worthless. Kaleva Mar 2025 #12

I for one am saving money Johnny2X2X Mar 2025 #13

A gun or bow will also... S/V Loner Mar 2025 #15

Not much help where I live. Another run of hemmoragic fever has killed off the rabbits Attilatheblond Mar 2025 #20

There isn't enough wild life to feed a population of any size Johnny2X2X Mar 2025 #57

Too many Americans have NO idea where their food comes from. Attilatheblond Mar 2025 #60

veggies even MissB Mar 2025 #66

Even fewer are aware how fragile the whole system is. CrispyQ Mar 2025 #70

I See Our Government RobinA Mar 2025 #78

Yes, & we've been here before. CrispyQ Mar 2025 #80

People get guns because they intend to kill others with them Kaleva Mar 2025 #53

When the shit hits the fan: 99MainSt Mar 2025 #14

I can't imagine people walking around with scales and... S/V Loner Mar 2025 #16

When society breaks down, the normal conveniences tend to slip away. 99MainSt Mar 2025 #43

So is silver SWinter Mar 2025 #68

Not sure I'd want to put cans of beans and lentils under my mattress... Remember the Princess and the Pea? erronis Mar 2025 #18

Princess erronis? murielm99 Mar 2025 #41

That's my sister, Princess Erronia. erronis Mar 2025 #46

Raised beds all the way. KatyaR Mar 2025 #65

I live in the country. murielm99 Mar 2025 #73

I'm in hurricane mode. William769 Mar 2025 #19

My dad born in 1919 and died in 1992. He did have concerns that one day you wouldn't be able to get your money out twodogsbarking Mar 2025 #21

My dad was born in 1925 and he never used a bank, didn't trust and kept his cash in a container under the kitchen sink Deuxcents Mar 2025 #39

semi-prepper here... sweetapogee Mar 2025 #22

That's worth a post of it's own TommyT139 Mar 2025 #48

I have $4000 on me at all times. padfun Mar 2025 #23

Liquor and cigarettes. Not for you, unless you want either. For bartering. chia Mar 2025 #24

Throw a battery operated am/fm radio in the mix the_liberal_grandpa Mar 2025 #25

Mine runs on homegirl Mar 2025 #75

Happily my wife has had emergency food supplies for years. NNadir Mar 2025 #26

We've had reserves since the days of *. Hope22 Mar 2025 #50

Not the worst idea. We always have stable food reserves but pulling cash will also hit the national radar. Banks hate. dutch777 Mar 2025 #29

You have to go slow. I've been cashing out several hundred a month for defacto7 Mar 2025 #49

Yeah, looking like a drug dealer probably a bad idea. But I want to buy an old truck for a cash discount is plausible dutch777 Mar 2025 #64

I've never really felt anything was safe as far as money is concerned. defacto7 Mar 2025 #74

Canned meat and fruit.. Hope22 Mar 2025 #31

We Do This... TomJulie Mar 2025 #82

Don't forget FB47243 Mar 2025 #35

There have been reich-wing terrorist attacks on markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #38

Not to be Johnny Raincloud, but several world "leaders" have more nukes than sense. Having... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2025 #42

It might be a good time to own a firearm also. They have guns, so should we. The 2nd Amendment is for us too. nt Hotler Mar 2025 #44

My Texan friend told my 74 yo pacifist moonscape Mar 2025 #72

I've been practicing foraging for years. multigraincracker Mar 2025 #47

After Traildogbob Mar 2025 #51

I surley doesn't hurt to be prepared for anything. defacto7 Mar 2025 #52

I wish I'd sold some in January. C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #54

Way ahead of you Figarosmom Mar 2025 #55

Lawyers guns and money. And some black beans. JanMichael Mar 2025 #56

The shit has hit the fan. 617Blue Mar 2025 #71

Having some cash greatly helped us in WNC after Hurricane Helene wishstar Mar 2025 #59

I'll be 72 soon. BBbats Mar 2025 #63

Really hard to predict if anything will happen. Being able to help out neighbors is important MissB Mar 2025 #67

I wish we lived somewhere where $500 would last us a while DFW Mar 2025 #79

We're Prepared As We Cab Be TomJulie Mar 2025 #81