A Different Kind of Survivor
By Fabian Ommar “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” ~ C.S. Lewis Sometimes, we get too caught up in our preparations, endlessly…
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The Thirdworldization of the First World Is Ramping Up
By Fabian Ommar It’s time to review and update the unfolding of Thirdworldization, or the slow descent of First World countries into banana republic territory,…
In Argentina, Organized Groups Are Looting Stores for Food as Inflation Exceeds 100%
By Fabian Ommar In the middle of August, large groups invaded and looted supermarkets and stores in the suburbs of the capital Buenos Aires and…
And Just Like That, The Brazilian Central Bank Goes LIVE with a CBDC
By Fabian Ommar It’s official: the Brazilian Central Bank has announced the introduction of its CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency). It’s called DREX, the acronym…
The Ohio Chemical Spill: You MUST Be Prepared to Bug Out
By Fabian Ommar We occasionally receive a reminder that bugging out might not be such a crazy idea. One recent example is the train accident in…
2023: Reasons to be Pessimistic, Reasons to be Optimistic
By Fabian Ommar The new year has officially begun on a Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The world is crazy right now, and there are…
How to Mentally Prepare Yourself for the Epic Economic SHTF That’s Coming
By Fabian Ommar In my last article, I tried to establish the relationship between the economy and SHTF and provide some insights on some implications…
How to Get Around During a Financial Crisis: Economic SHTF Transportation
By Fabian Ommar For those who believe an economic SHTF is in the cards – in the form of a deep recession or even depression…
Here Are Some Big Stories Happening Right Now That Nobody is Talking About
By Fabian Ommar When a spider on the queen’s coffin and a mermaid’s skin color makes more headlines than all the impactful stuff taking place…
The American Third World: We’ll Soon Be Living In It
By Fabian Ommar [Originally published December 16, 2021. It seems just as timely now as both a retrospective and a warning. ~ Daisy] It’s that…
Tried-and-True Tips for Surviving a Turbulent Economy
By Fabian Ommar After my articles about Brazil’s battle against inflation during the 1980s went live (here and here), I got some requests for more practical, day-to-day…
A Brazilian Inflation Story: How Governments ALWAYS Make It Worse
By Fabian Ommar This is a real story – a Brazilian inflation story. It’s a story not only of inflation, but also a cautionary tale of what…
The American Third World: We’ll Soon Be Living in It
By Fabian Ommar It’s that time of the year, and instead of following tradition and making new predictions and forecasts (which we preppers do all…
All Hell Breaks Loose in South Africa
By Fabian Ommar If you’ve been following the news this week, you know the crap is hitting the fan ugly and fast in South Africa….