What Is The Best Place To Live In The United States To Prepare For The Coming Economic Collapse?

By Michael, on May 2nd, 2011

What is the best place to live in the United States? I get asked that question all the time. My answer can be summed up in two words: it depends. The truth is that the answer is going to be different for each person. All of us have different goals and different needs. If you have a very strong network of family and friends where you live right now, you might want to think twice before moving hundreds or thousands of miles away. If you have a great job where you live right now, you might want to hold on to it. You should not just assume that you are going to be able to pick up and move to another part of the country and be able to get a similar job right away. The United States is in the midst of a very serious economic decline right now, and wherever you live you are going to have to provide for your family. Just because you move somewhere new does not mean that you are going to leave your problems behind. In fact, you might find that they moved right along with you. With all that being said, the reality is that there are some places in the U.S. that are going to be much more desirable than others when the economy totally falls apart. For example, during a total economic collapse it will not be good to be living in a large city or in a densely populated area. Just think about what happened in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. If the entire nation is going through something like that, you don't want to have hundreds of thousands of close neighbors at that point. So when thinking about where you want to be when everything falls apart, population density should be a major factor. But there are other factors as well and no area of the United States is perfect.

If you live in or near a major city right now, that is okay. Most Americans do. Even if you have limited financial resources at the moment, you can start developing a plan that will get you where you eventually want to go. If you want to move to another part of the country you can start applying for jobs out there. You can also be working hard to develop a business that would enable you to move. Perhaps you have friends or family in more isolated areas that would allow you to stay with them during an economic collapse.

Those that possess more financial resources could start thinking about getting a second home in a location that is more rural.

The key is to come up with a plan and to be working towards accomplishing that plan.

If you don't have a plan yet, hopefully the following information will give you something to think about. Not all areas of the United States are equal, and all of them do have problems.

The following are some thoughts about the best place to live in the United States....

The Northeast

A major problem with the Northeast is that it is just so darn crowded. Yes, there are some rural areas, but the overall population density of the region is so high that it would be really hard to go unnoticed for long in the event of a major economic collapse.

Another thing that is not great about the Northeast is that so much of the population lives near the coast. As we saw in Japan recently, living near a coastline is not necessarily a good thing. While it is likely safer to live along the east coast then the west coast, the truth is that there is an inherent level of insecurity when it comes to living in coastal areas. You never know when the next hurricane, oil spill or tsunami is going to strike.

Also, the Northeast is really quite cold. So staying warm and growing your own food would be more difficult than in some other areas of the country.

The Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic is one of the most beautiful areas of the nation. Unfortunately, it suffers from many of the same problems that the Northeast does.

The Mid-Atlantic has a very high population density. For example, the area around Washington D.C. is pretty much all suburbs for 50 miles in all directions.

The weather is nicer than in the Northeast and there are some less dense areas once you get south of Washington D.C.

If you think that the Mid-Atlantic might be for you, you might want to check out North Carolina or South Carolina. The people tend to get friendlier the further south you go and there are definitely some areas that could potentially work.

Florida

Florida is generally not going to be a place that you want to be during an economic collapse. The housing market has absolutely collapsed down there and the crime rate is already very high. It is also very densely populated.

The weather is very nice down in Florida, but one big thing that you need to consider when it comes to Florida is the fact that it is very flat and most of Florida is just barely above sea level. In fact, quite a bit of Florida is actually below sea level.

In addition, hurricanes are always a major threat in Florida. It is a beautiful state, but there is a lot of risk to living down there.

The Southeast

The Southeast has really taken a pounding over the last few years. First it was Hurricane Katrina, and then it was the BP oil spill and then it was the tornadoes of 2011.

There is a lot of poverty in that area of the country. There is also a lot of crime.

There are a lot of great people who live down in the Southeast, but if you do not know your way around it can be a very difficult place to move to.

The Mid-South

One of my favorite places east of the Mississippi River are the mountains along the Tennessee/North Carolina border. If you must be in the eastern half of the United States, that is not a bad choice.

Where you do not want to be is anywhere near the New Madrid fault zone. The New Madrid fault zone covers portions of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. The biggest earthquakes in the history of the United States were caused by the New Madrid fault. Many are convinced that we are going to see an absolutely catastrophic earthquake along the New Madrid fault at some point.

So if you want to live in the Mid-South, it is highly recommended that you stay far away from the New Madrid fault zone.

The Upper Midwest

The Upper Midwest was once one of the great manufacturing regions of the world, but now much of it is known as the "rust belt".

Formerly great manufacturing cities such as Detroit are now absolute hellholes. Tens of thousands of our factories and millions of our jobs have been shipped overseas.

There are some really great people (including some good friends of this column) that live up there, but the truth is that the region is really cold and unemployment is rampant.

The Upper Midwest is an area that people want to get out of. It is probably not a great place to move to.

However, if you do need a job, one place to look is a little bit west of there. Thanks to an abundance of natural resources, unemployment in North Dakota and South Dakota is very low. If you really need a job you might want to look into those two states.

The Southwest

In the Southwest there are a whole lot of freedom-loving Americans, the weather is very warm and there is a lot of space to get lost.

However, the Southwest is also very dry and in many areas there is not a lot of water. Drought and wildfires are quite common.

In addition, illegal immigration is rampant and is a constant security threat.

If you are familiar with that area of the country it is not a bad choice, but if you do not know what you are doing it could end up being disastrous for you.

The Great Plains

As long as you are far enough away from the New Madrid fault, the Great Plains is not a bad choice.

It is very, very flat out there, and it can be quite windy, but the good news is that you should be able to grow your own food.

In addition, the population density is generally very low in most areas.

One big negative, as we have seen recently, is tornadoes. The United States experiences more tornadoes that anywhere else in the world, and "tornado alley" generally gets the worst of it.

The West Coast

During an economic collapse, the West Coast is not a place that you will really want to be. Just take a look at the state of California already. It is an economic nightmare.

Millions of people have left California over the past couple of decades. The millions of people that have left have been replaced mostly with illegal aliens.

Oregon is better, although they have very high taxes and they are experiencing huge economic problems right now as well.

The best area along the West Coast is the Seattle area, but you won't want to be anywhere near a major population center when things totally fall apart.

Also, the West Coast lies along the "Ring of Fire". Considering what just happened in Japan and what has been happening in other areas along the Ring of Fire lately, the West Coast is not an area that a lot of people are recommending.

The Northwest

Large numbers of freedom-loving Americans have been moving to the states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. You can also throw eastern Washington and eastern Oregon into this category as well.

It gets cold up in the Northwest, but not as cold as the Upper Midwest. There are lots of rivers, streams and lakes and in certain areas there is plenty of rain.

The population density is very low in most areas and there is an abundance of wildlife. Housing prices are reasonable and in many areas you can grow your own food.

The Northwest is one of the favorite areas of the United States for preppers. It is far from perfect, but it does have a lot of advantages.

Alaska And Hawaii

Neither Alaska or Hawaii is recommended. Alaska lies along the "Ring of Fire" and it is very, very cold. Also, almost everything has to be either shipped or flown into Alaska. In the event of a real economic collapse, supplies to Alaska could be cut off and shortages could develop very quickly.

Hawaii has a huge population and it does not have a lot of room. Like Alaska, most supplies have to be either shipped in or flown in. And one really bad tsunami could pretty much wipe Hawaii out.

But once again, there is no "right answer". There are areas of just about every U.S. state that could potentially work well during a major economic collapse.

When assessing where "the best place to live in the United States" is, it is important to examine your own personal factors. What will work for me and for my family will not necessarily work for you and your family.

So what do all of you think about this list? Which area of the country do you think is best for those Americans who are seeking to prepare themselves for the coming economic collapse?

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Otto

As for natural disasters, Earth is not a very hospitable environment, geologically speaking. There’s really no safe place to live where all catastrophe of nature can be avoided. They are few & far between by our timeline, however. What makes them seem so bad, is that we now have a larger number of people, many in denser concentrations, and events which would have had a relatively minor impact 100-150 years ago now cause far more disruption because of the number of people affected. And the only place safe from a coronal mass ejection or a cosmic ray burst is the opposite side of the Earth, with no way of knowing which side that will be until & unless the event happens. Absolute safety is a myth. If I were planning on moving, I’d do some research on the relative risks of events- e.g. big earthquake in CA far more likely then on New Madrid fault. This should be factored in with economic disasters. By this I mean that you don’t want to be in a high-risk area for natural disasters AFTER an economic disaster has already hit, as the money and resources for the big relief efforts we’re now able to fund won’t be available anymore. You’ll be stuck with the post-disaster scenario for a decade or more, not just for a few weeks to several months or a year.
Max T

There is very little public transportation in Montana so unless you can afford to own a car and buy lots of gas then you will not be able to get supplies often. The last 7 months have had snow on the ground so the cost of living includes high heating bills and bouts of depression. If you want a job expect a large cut in pay and don’t expect your neighbors to help you out. They won’t.
scarefacesquirrel

We’re getting prepared for anything that may happen. Was at the store the other day and bought Kroger brand green beans for $1.06 a can. I remember not too long ago when they were .69 cents a can. Went online and found meals for .91 cents a serving, dehydrated from premium-grade fresh raw American foods. 15 year shelf life. Food that is not genetically altered, no illegal fertilizers or insecticides…, no hydrogenated oils, msgs or gmos and zero trans fats. Certified kosher and vegetarian as well. I got 6 free meals, just paid s&h. http://aoj.myefoods.com/freemeals/ Food is delicious!
Otto

With a brief comment about natural disasters out of the way, let’s get back to the main topic, economic disasters. You have to consider not the way the area is now, but what it would be like to live in AFTER a complete economic breakdown. Rural areas are nice, but anything you can’t grow or stockpile will be a long way away if walking, bicycling, or horse & buggy are your only available means of transportation. Consider your age, as well. Alaska is a great place to go if you’re young, but living up there is very expensive if you’re planning on living off savings & retirement. Transportation & access to supplikes is an even greater problem, if you don’t have petrol-powered airplanes & boats to transport you. Same goes for any isolated Pacific island nation.

Also, many who predict economic collapse say that reconstruction of a new, sound system will be far more rapid that after the great depression, a matter of months to 2-3 years. You’ll indeed need supplies, strategy, and a location to survive that time, but consider as well where you want to live the rest of your life, before and after any such event occurs- or what if it never does?

I’m just hitting 65. I’m hardly in one of the best places for survival, but I don’t plan on moving. I am stocking up on supplies to carry me through at least 3 months, and will get the 9-month pack from Costco if it really starts to hit the fan. If it gets bad enough that I can’t hold on through that time, and my considerable store of guns & ammo aren’t enough to hold off predatory hordes, than I’m not sure that world is one I’d want to continue to live in anyway, as my wits and health will be going into some rate of decline as the years pass, and my ability to survive will decrease accordingly.

If things hold off to the point where we’d be relocating as part of our overall life plan, however, our choice is NC/SC/TN, foothills or valleys over mountains.
Rrev

I have lived in many of the areas you have named including FL. This article is worthless. Don’t live in the midwest because of tornados, give me a break. And as for Florida just fly over it and tell me that it is “heavily populated”. I live in Florida and there is all of the open spaces one could want. This article proves to be not helpful what so ever.
http://www.natural-health-home-remedies.com Toni Reita ND

Dreams change as lives change, so my dream will pass to someone else to be their dream and for their completion.

This beautiful agricultural area is 12 miles outside of SmallTown USA in South Central Washington state, in the Columbia River Gorge area.

People still wave at you, and still no traffic signals.

The work ethic is strong and cowboys still show up at local restaurants wearing their spurs.

The twice yearly traffic jams may inconvenience you 15 minutes or so while families herd their cattle, on horses with herding dogs, to the lush high country spring grass and another 15 minute traffic jam as they are rounded up and herded home in the fall.

It’s very common on our street to meet a neighbor while driving, stop the car, kill the engine and talk, there is no traffic. Remote feeling yet as friendly as you want to be.

One thing great about a small town is everyone soon know you and you can run into just about everyone at the Post Office, gas station or the feed store.

Goldendale, Wa is in the Columbia River Gorge area at the base of the Simcoe mountains, where the wet, rainy west meets the moderate, sunny (300 days yearly) central part of the state.

Goldendale is a town with less than 4,000 population and may not have everything you want, but it has everything you need, not the least of which is tranquility!

We enjoy the undulating fields of alfalfa, rodeos, grass fed cattle and bison ranches, nearby wineries, mouth-watering fruit, outdoor concerts, world-class fishing, birding, hiking, a noted observatory, horse trails, rock climbing, petroglyphs, wind surfing, skiing, snow-mobiling, golf, organic foods and more horses than people!

People here are already self reliant, know how to manage without calling 911, have their own gardens and are serious survivors. Maybe have roughed living in shops or barns before moving onto homes. Money doesn’t impress people here.

This property could be perfect for a large family or a couple of friends.

http://www.natural-health-home-remedies.com/log-home.html
http://none Bill

I would like to get into cheyane ( chi-ann) Wyoming.(can’t spell) mnt. in colo. springs .That would be good if somebody drops the bomb to end it all . I wish it would so I could go to heaven . Or new mexico. I have land here in colo. Up in south park area. But it’s a little cold up there. I had an RV up til just recently. It had running prob. But it was a place out of the weather > A place to eat & sleep. I have no finance’s so I’m kinda screwed I’ll say . Can’t get work been out of steady work for very , very long time .
P W

Always consider the obvious.You are where you are for a reason.Many of us possess the ability to survive and that means survive where you,like you have been up to now.Chances are if dificulty is being experienced in any way form or fashion it is due to the fact that we have become blinded to the opportunities around us.So what do I suggest? ,I hear everyone asking,connect ,connect,conect.We as a nation have become very disconnected due to all the hype and rhetoric like you are reading right now.Turn your computer off ,unplug from the programming,and get your head back in the real game of living and enjoying your life to the best of your ability!
http://www.OnlyWay.com David McElroy

ALASKA is actually a great place to move in seeking a survival… for those VERY well prepared. Yes, the winters can be brutal, and the rocky coastlines always pose a hazard. Active volcanoes are there. But gardening is great in the intense summers of extremely long days, hunting and fishing are most plentiful. In the right areas, woodlands will give you firewood and lumber in abundance. Even coal. But be prepared for high costs and purchase as much high quality goods, tools, clothes, etc. down in the lower 48 states. Be prepared to travel largely by boat, plane, or snowmobile. It offers a frontier lifestyle, in a social environment often very like the “Old West”. Alaska is a great place with much open space and fantastic resources. But you may have to fight for your place. They don’t give it away, and in the great Alaskan Bush, you and your guns may be the only help for many miles. Natives can be friendly but firm, recalling how cowboys treated indians down in the “Old West”, newcomers are suspect. Hostility may be encountered.
David

1 million of the most educated and richest Americans leave USA for good every year now.
That is another possibility for those individuals that have money or are well educated.
Do not tally too long if you want to leave at some point they will close the borders off
to prevent an exodus .
I even heard that at some point they will institute a shoot to kill order for those trying to cross the border illegally into Canada
CabotAR

Astounding article!! Thank goodness I live in a place where most will survive.
Neal

Hi to all our US Friends – As I see it there is not a hell of a lot of choice as far as living on US soil is concerned. Here in Australia we have a great standard of living, jobs are plentiful, crime is reasonably low and security (because we are so isolated) is good. Biggest problem we have is the cost of living and the cost of housing is expensive. My sources – and from my own experience – say the 2 best places to live in the world at the present are Argentina and Ecuador, both of course in South America. And trust me there is a lot more people from the USA heading there or already living there. All you really need is a sense of adventure and a realistic attitude towards living in another country – of course it’s not the USA so life will be a different – and do some Spanish lessons. That might be worth a try.
Red Neck

Being prepared for an economic down turn to me is just good common cents.
I have worked in construction my entire life 60 hr. Per week in the summer and lay off’s
in the winter. You learn to save for the lean times real quick. Having enough saved, to get you through
2 or 3 month’s has always paid off. At the worst in the spring we don’t have to buy those things we just use out of our reserve then replace them for the next time. (My opinion only) the people that don’t have some kind of a reserve to live off of when, or If you need them are just fools. Example; our grocery store just jumped every thing by 10 to 15% we didn’t have to buy anything we just dipped into our reserves until we made the adjustments. Our neighbor’s went without. (Not really we shared) So are we planning for the great depression of 2012, or just exercising some common cents, like our parents (I Grew up on a farm) By the way do you have any seeds to plant Or know how to plant or what to plant? Or even how to grow your own food, or how to preserve it. Maybe the city folks that still think big brother will take care of them should Google that now before you need it, Should we start reprinting the story about the grass hopper and the ant.
I’m just glad most of the grass hopper’s still live in the city’s.
PS: I’ll be selling seed’s at $20.00 ea. If you need some.
jimmyd

The most important prep for preparedness is
EDUCATION…..read all you can on the net…
concerning….
how to obtain non-contaminated water…
harvesting and growing your own food….with
the skills of butchering your own meat…
keeping your body from freezing..via various
heat sources…and clothing…..shelter…
Acclimate yourself to outdoor activities no
matter the weather…and of course the use of
various weapons for acquisition of food or
self defense…With the present status of
the highly centralized civilization we have…
any global communication interuption will cause havoc…..and then your’e on your own….
Sid

…and 8. be part of a community where people actually care for each other. That mutual protection and help is worth more than any amount of unrealistic survivalist preparation. And how about waiting til we are actually defeated before retreating… a bit of resistance might be a good idea prior to fleeing for the hills.
ander

Don’t bring your fear in my back yard. If you are going to vanish You will vanish no matter where you move.
It should be name earth enhancement because Mother Earth will get rid of the fear that occupied her spirit. Yes she is like us and the rattle that will occur is to get rid of the fear.
RAD

Detroit – free housing & lots of outdoor activities.
John

What’s with the (imposed) cutsy faces? Switching to variations of the Grim Reaper would carry morr legitimate weight than, ‘It’s a small (stupid) world after all’ cutsy faces. But if it keeps folks from wetting their pants I’m all por it.
Shaggy

No one mentioned West Virginia where Mountaineers are always free and it’s best we stay that way, cause trying to infiltrate us isn’t too good.
But if you come to live here just do as we do and be neighborly, and don’t do any nonsense,.
The crime is low and we plan to keep it that way or else.
Lynn

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.”

A thousand may fall at my side, And ten thousand at my right hand; But it shall not come near me. Only with my eyes shall I look, and see the reward of the wicked. ~Psalm 91:2,7,8

Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling. ~Psalm 91:9,10
Mike Trice

I live in the marsh in a sparsely populated area. I can catch crabs, fish, oysters, deer and muskrats and it’s eighteen miles from a small town. There is only one road out of there. I think it’s a good palce to get food and it’s 20 feet above sea level.
Joe Bassett

You’re going to want to be near a river. It provides drinking water and you can catch fish. If you leave in an area where there is only one road in your area. The thing about cold areas is others won’t want to be there either. So the upper North West and Maine if you can cut firewood and grow food you might want to consider. Western North Carolina is nice, but you aren’t too far from some populated areas and there are plenty of roads people can travel. I would say sparsely populated area in Maine and Montana, North Dakota that are sparsely populated might be a good choice. I would say any place 500 miles from the South Coast might not be bad. Louisiana has swamps and people can get around easily by boats. You’ll want to stay in an area you can travel freely by boats. But they are ruined with hurricanes. I’m in Maryland not far from the Bay and can get all the seafood I want. In area that are very cold you’ll have to just about hibernate for six months, but you won’t have tp worry about people raiding your place in 3 foot snow.
http://www.patriciaressenterprises.net Patricia Griffin Ress

Stick with what is familiar. Also, although a dense population is not desirable, neither would be a small town. I am from a town of 2,000 people in western Iowa and any kind of crazy motorcycle gang could take it over and create a mad max scenario!
Ryno

This might be the dumbest article ever written. It’s full of generalizations and common knowledge, it has zero useful information in it. It’s cold in the northeast, florida is below sea level, it rains in the northwest and illegal immigrants are a problem in the southwest. Wow! Consider us enlightened
Spencer Moody

What fools you people are. I have a friend that sends me nonsense all the time. Year after year. Gloom and doom, one conspiracy after another. One fear after another. On and on it goes. You all are just so sad. Bad stuff happens. But you are just sad to live your life in a constant state of fear. I’ve never believed one of these predictions and so far I’ve been 100% right and he’s been 100% wrong.

Here’s the truth:
Lee Harvey was the only one that fired shots at Kennedy’s motorcade that day in Dallas. He did it alone. Period.

Hitler died in his bunker just as reported.

Neil Armstrong really did walk on the moon and he was the first to do it.

There has NEVER been intelligent life from anywhere else in the universe to come to our earth. Never once, ever.

There is no such thing as ESP, ghosts or any other form of “para-normal” anything ever. NO mind reading or astrology either. It’s all nonsense.

You can not communicate with the dead.

When you are dead, you don’t even know because you are DEAD!

The is no such thing as a god of any type, none.

There are no forces. There are no secret societies running the planet.

Bad stuff happens, earthquakes, deadly weather of all kinds, out breaks of illnesses happen. But they are rare and not worth taking extreme pre-cautions unless they are an immediate threat to you and or your community.

Go outside and take a nice walk.
http://nONE gARY kLONOWSKI

i HAVE LIVED IN AN OLD LOG CABIN AND IN AN OLD “gRAINARY”..rUNNING WATER AIN’T ANYGOOD IF THE ELECTRIC COMPANY CAN’T KEEP GOING,,fOOD AND Water are essential.. as is staying warm..Earth sheltered, souh facing homes..A solar water system is helpful,,gravity works, with water and other things,,”Root cellars can store a lot of food,, Food dehydraters,,solar is best again,,yes and as another mentioned seeds,,that are NOT HYBRIDS..nOT ENOUGH TREES FOR MANY OF US TO BURN WOOD,,We have floods ’cause too many folks cut down too many trees.
http://theeconomiccollapseblog. Renzo

I sorry to say that Most of Florida is as you described: however the Panhandle is not densely populated, and in fact I live The highest point in FL @345 ft elevation. This is one of the best kept secrets…
http://theeconomiccollapse.com CJ4JOCK

IN SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO SETTLE DURING HARD TIMES, PLEASE TAKE A HINT FROM THIS ARTICLE AND DO NOT CONSIDER COMING TO UTAH. YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT HERE. THE %#@& MORMONS TOTALLY RUN THE PLACE AND YOU CAN’T EVEN GET A DRINK IF IT’S CAFFEINATED, LET ALONE ALCOHOLIC. DUE TO LARGE FAMILY SIZE, PROPERTY TAXES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF FOR EDUCATION, AND PER-STUDENT SPENDING IS LOWEST IN THE NATION. ALSO ALL THE “POLYGS” ARE ILLEGALLY ON WELFARE, AND THE LEGISLATURE JUST PASSED A BILL GIVING BASIC HOMESTEADING STATUS TO OUR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO ONLY SPEAK “SPINACH” (PLUS BEANS AND TORTILLAS).
SO PLEASE, DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT COMING TO UTAH,
YOU WILL HATE IT, AND THEN YOU WILL BE STUCK, BECAUSE IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THE ONLY THING GOOD HERE IS THE SKIING, BUT WHO WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT WHEN SOCIETY HAS COLLAPSED? GRANTED THE LIFT LINES WILL BE REALLY SHORT, WITH NO LIFTS RUNNING. BUT WHATEVER.
- Paul
  
  I’m Mormon best family you can have !
Jack Ruby

You are over-emphsizing the dangers of earthquakes in the U.S. An area may have other problems, but earthquakes are a fraction of the danger of weather-related issues, including icy roadways, flooding, etc.

There will eventually be a big-enough quake on the New Madrid to ring church bells in Philadelphia, but the Mid-West will ride it out just fine.
Rick

The author seems to like Montana, Wyoming and North/South Dakota’s and seems to have a blind spot for the super volcano centered under Yellowstone lake. If that ever blew I would not want to be in any of those States.
http://madwriter.livejournal.com Danny Adams

The Mid-Atlantic isn’t just the cities in the eastern portion of the region; in fact they make up much less than half of the total geographical space. Much of the area consists of the Appalachian Mountains, where the population is far thinner, and in many cases the living (and land prices) are much, much cheaper. So instead of just saying “go south of D.C.”, you could also add “go west”.
bill

totally absurd. who cares about the madrid zone or hurricanes or tornadoes when you have been talking about economic collapse. you’re a bunch of hucksters and grifters.
Sam

“Whatever little “Alamo” you set up for yourself in Hillbilly Land wont be so much as a speed bump when thousands of hungry people descend upon it.” – Nickelthrower

A hungry person can only walk for 3 days.
Joe Dunn

Colorado makes sense. SE Colorado places like Snow Goose Trail Ranch or others could work. Away from big cities.
http://www.stopthepirates.blogspot.com jeff

The CONSTITUTION is not for “We the People” and AMERICA is a Matrix of
misinformation. In the eyes of those in control, America is nothing more than a
large Plantation and “We the People” are the Slaves. In many U. S. and World
Treaties, the term “high contracting powers” is used to define your Masters;
everyone else is considered by them to be their Slaves. http://www.stopthepirates.blogspot.com
Todd B

you are a douchebag! Why don’t you just tell people to go jump off a cliff. This article was about as helpful as a toothache or bullet to the head.
Ken

I agree with you David – no mention of the best part of the country. That’s fine with me. When I moved to Colorado in the early 70′s (ahead of all the people from Texas and California) I wanted to pull the barbed wire fence up behind me and keep all other transplants out. I love it here and have absolutely no regrets about moving from the northeast. As the article seems to be basically negative maybe our part of the country was left out as it “doesn’t fit the mold”?
Little S.

I have traps so I can trap my food. I have 5 Generators in case I or my family need one I will not go without electric. I also have manuels and tec. skills to live of the land. I also have tools and machinery to make parts so I am not dependant on others. I also studied law and I dont take kindly to government crack whores that are located all over the U.S.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG (NOT FLAGS) I KNOW WHO MY CREATOR IS AND IT IS NOT GEORGE BUSH OR OBAMA. MAY GOD BLESS THE TRUE OATH KEEPERS AND NOT THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL OATH TAKERS.
Jack

Everyone overlooks Guam! Its below radar but has simple life with clean, uncrowded beaches and lots of fish. Cockfighting occurs every night and/or rear house gambling. Abundance of foods arrive from Korea and Philippines daily. Philippines is only 3.5 hours away from guam for great shopping, clubs and beautiful Asian girls. Never ending quality fresh fruits. Guam isn’t perfect ex: ugly cement homes with no creativity but more stable and higher salaries than stateside with recent US military buildup dollars.
smudgemouse

It seems to me that America is not the place to live in AT ALL when the crash happens. Best bet would be to look for another country entirely. Somewhere that has a currency other than the big ones i.e. avoid anything with USD, AUD, GBP, Yen and Euro. New Zealand perhaps? Panama? Big shocks are going to be in store for all of us when the major world currencies crash IMHO.
lemonster

Silly article…the only serious preparation to make is a spiritual one. Having said that, move to the country. Anywhere away from the big city. Learn how to work with your hands. If you can’t fix your own toaster, you should stay put like the helpless sheep you want to be. Learn how to make do with what you have, and find ways to live with less. Considering getting a new iPad? Maybe turn that around and think about downgrading your cell-phone to the simplest available option. Then think about ditching the cell completely.

That’s the meat of practical survival. The more you know, the less you need.
toodles1

wow, no one is considering the impact from the the Fukushima ongoing nuke meltdown crises? The fallout coming from the Jet Stream is hurting the West Coast and many formerly desirable places, like Boise, Spokane…:( I think there are small niches everywhere though that would be feasible. Good people in the Midwest! It’s important to make friends and be near family. =)
zenpiper

The most unknown part of the USA is the Northern Mariana Islands. This includes Saipan, Guam, Tinian and Rota. They are way out in the Pacific and as far from the mainland as one can get, and still be on US soil. We are so far off the radar, we don’t even get a blip. And we do like it that way. Even the author of this piece didn’t know about these lovely tropical islands.
- Foolish Expat
  
  I have a survivalist friend who feels quite safe in Appalachia (own fresh water source, farm, fairly temperate weather, tornadoes are rare, few illegals, low violent crime, people know and rely on one another). Another one likes the northern Michigan area near the Great Lakes. I moved out of the country, but that was a mistake, and I’d like to warn you that that’s not always sensible. As one person on a survivalist forum suggested, you want to be able to trust and know the people around you in a crisis. If you are surrounded by foreigners, you’re all the more vulnerable, even if you think you have things in common with them due to speaking the same language. I know a few Brits who fled the situation in GB and moved to Anglo Commonwealth countries. Too many to count moved right back, or plan to when they can manage it. For example, read expatexposed.com or E2NZ wordpress blog about attitudes towards Poms and Yanks in one of the Pacific countries. You won’t necessarily find a friendly and safe new home. In fact, you may find yourself preyed upon because you are perceived as wealthy, even if you are not. New Zealand, for one example, is very far away from everything, expensive (because of location and economies of scale) and dependent on the outside world. It has nothing but scenery to offer. It is nativist and protectionist in its hiring practices. If I had it to do all over again, I would have stayed in the States. Please do your research and do not assume that moving to some other country will necessarily be better for you. Due to economies of scale and our past lifestyle, there will still be much “old surplus” to “feed off of” in the States, even if things go to pot, whereas people in some of these other countries have been gnawing on bones for a long time, and are more used to doing it as well. Accompanying that material hunger is a certain cunning and preoccupation with the bottom line that most Americans have become too fat and naive to recognize in others. We have been too lucky too long, sure. Don’t be a sheep – but don’t bolt and become a lamb to slaughter either.
  - Sophie
    
    Great comment. I appreciate your viewpoint. Especially as it has been exactly like a response to my course of thinking lately; moving to Thailand or New Zeland. You have given me more to chew on.
    We live in Eastern Washington state and maybe are actually in a relatively “good” location.
    If only I could find an underground society to live with for the next 20+ years, while this blows over.
    
    Take Care
http://blacklistednews.com r. ferguson

Where to hide? Almost all metro areas are down wind from Nuclear Power Plants.If these nightmares can not be kept cool,all will melt down.Read Fukishima=2000 Atomic Bombs by Bob Nichol,Veteran Today.The 20th Century killing of the masses was huge,the 21th looks like it could be worse.The point is we will all be praying on our knees asking God for help and forgiveness.Biological Weapons,GMO Food,Nuclear Bombs,and worldwide suffering,Woe to us earthlings.Safety in numbers,get food and ammo,and remember,” God help those who help themselves”.
Wade Mitchell

It is interesting that you didn’t mention Utah. Utah’s economy is one of the best in the country. There is a lot of open space outside of the metropolitan area between Ogden and south of Provo. There are great areas to plant your own food. Many people own a second home away from the big city, usually up in the mountains. Utah is a beautiful place, mixing mountains, farmland, and unique scenery. The downside is that housing prices are down, especially in the metropolitan area. There is a fault along the Wasatch mountains in the foothills of Salt Lake and further north. These are near the most populated areas, but if you plan to live away from these areas, you will be away from that risk.
tamera

from all i have taken in lower levels of the us will be whiped out bye the what they call it ripple effect drop small pebble in ur bath tub and them magnatize it bye a thousand x thousand you might see a what happen in the sumatra area tsunamie effect as well as power outage food shortage”s i do agree u will need a place in a ruel area where you get more light then the lower states to grow your own food seeds to start a growing system till u can get it growing you will need food and water as well and if the sun is blacked out from any cataclismic events and we have nothing but darkness??then you will need warm cloths and a indoor grow system?and a way to make your own power source for living and ur grow system but if we have the sun?we will do alot better but if the sun is blocked from the ring offire blowing?then we may slip back into the ice age again as spoken in the bible 7yrs of darkness?? so we will be living in harder conditions then the indians ever knew they had sun light we may not?who really knows but id rather be prepared then not for all the worst then know i got ready and missed it all when it happens you wanna be prepaired for all that can or will effect your family a cow for milk for ur loved ones would be nice u can also make ur own butter from her fresh milk? maybe a pig or set male and female so u can breed them for meat? cpl chickens and roosters?for other vitamin sources and well as food etc! i know it sounds extream? but i have herd alot things the sun would be blacked out?i have herd it will be farther thenit ever has from us? i have herd of somethig crashing to the earth and ?what a blow that would be u would need to be in a very deep cave or under ground? for safty if we are hit bye anything from a astriod metior or even a nuk?who knows what is in the future put back fuel in mass quanity have lots ammo and weapons to safe guard ur family?and you anyone would kill you for there own gain or to save there family lots blankets and bedding you may have 7yrs of darkness ?or maybe none i hate to not be ready asthe bible does say??and alot has happen according to it we are in or nearing the end days of time and only the ones prepaired will survive even the prophets like edgar casey and nastradaumas said we had this coming be ready? its gonna be something big because all americans and global people feel it in our gut so?ur gut never lies to you do as you all may or can do but remember its better to be prepaired then Not be right?and just imagine the worst?so u not left in the dark least u can be ready or be more steady ?either way? its all i can imagine to say? last but not least you will nvr have enough medical supplies! or antibiotics so get all you canwhile you can even some gas mask if you can who knows? whats gonna happen if u have to breath ask from the ring of fire??ur lungs want make it uneed clean air or a filteration system!for both air and water!
tamera
Daphne

Thank you for this useful information. It does appear that without something utterly amazing happening; life as Americans know it is changing.

Reply-Travis (05-08-11) “paint a post apocalyptic picture”

A total economic crash will mean not enough fuel which leads to a lack of medicines & emergency response units & 1000′s of other things we take for granted. Today after earthquakes; floods; tornadoes – we wait confidently for help to come. With no money; tomorrow is a different story. In preparation we don’t want to intentionally put ourselves in harms way. Even a minor finger cut or cavity can become a deadly infection when we don’t have medicines or possibly even the ability to wash our hands clean. Everyone should prepare for the worst and hope for the best. To be warned to prepare and yet, do nothing is not wise. The cause of our condition is being poor steward of many things; not just money.
ElijahW

This article is full of it. It isn’t about economic collapse but about weather and geological tragedies. AND according to the author every where is bad to live. So I am going to listen to Todd B and jump off a cliff.
This whole article is a scare tactic of doom and gloom. YEAH, maybe the U.S. isn’t headed where I would like it to be but I am not giving up hope that easily.
Mel

Sooner or later you’ll run out of food, water, heat, fuel for transportation, patience, bullets, and finally, a will to survive. Best to just stay put and see how long you can make it through, knowing the tertitory you’ve already lived in the best. Lets pray, in whatever way you know how, that it does not last long, if it has to happen at all.
wdcraftr

Spencer Moody, it must be awful lonely living in your own mind, with no faith, hope, or understanding of things you cannot see, touch…God said, I am the way, the truth, and the light, even though you cannot see me..The gov’t. can’t just go to a lawyer and say, I want to declare bankrupcy. There would be nothing left for the citizens, so it just keeps ignoring the problem, and printing more money. Some day it has to pay the piper. Maybe not gloom and doom, but will probably be really nasty for the poorer 1/2 of the country..at the very least…
http://none me

This country is done! Put a fork in it!
We are heading to not only economic disater, but our freedom is being taken over. I will miss my country.
John C

Southern Ca is the best place to be.
Good income, good medical care, good work, good people, great food, great nearby vacations (San Diego, Palm Springs, Vegas, Big Bear) all just a jaunt away.
Weather A+, no tornados, no hurricanes, no lightening, no show (except in the mountains), no rain (car stays clean, golf everyday) and best of all…no East Coast type humidity.
What drought? Everybody has sprinkler systems, I even have my own small family garden to feed us in a suburban area.
Even better, the stock market opens at 6:30am (I cant get up on the market before going to work..can’t do that on the right coast) and sports..like Superbowl, Monday Night Football, you pick it…starts at 6pm here..not 9pm so I can watch a game, pound some beer, eat & be in bed in 9pm vs 12pm for east coasters, and still wake up refreshed to watch the market at 6:30am before starting another wonderful day. Its like everday is a vacation here…especially after work.
- http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/06/29/illegal-aliens-guide-to-top-five-best-places-to-live-in-america/#ixzz1RRdKBnhY Anon
  
  “John C” – you MUST be joking: “The state’s population includes 3.2 million illegal aliens — almost 24% of all illegal aliens in America — have chosen the Golden State as their preferred domicile.
  
  Despite its $26 billion budget deficit, the state spends $21.5 billion dollars annually subsidizing illegal alien health care, education, welfare, other state benefits and criminal justice. Every California native-born household chips in $2438 each year to help.” That included SOUTHERN CA.
Countryboywillsurvive

Please Don’t come to N.C. T.N. border we can’t handle all you beggin hand held out no skill hateful people here . Its like this around here for a reason …Buy a couple of guns some ammo and food and stay where your at Plllleeeaassseee.
- http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/06/29/illegal-aliens-guide-to-top-five-best-places-to-live-in-america/#ixzz1RRdKBnhY Anon
  
  Hey, you have NOTHING to worry about… There isn’t going to be a ‘rush’ of people to N.C. / TN border, anytime soon. Just guessin’.
http://naturesunique.net Dr Bill

After locating a place to ride this out, the first consideration is shelter – there are several types of buildings that are high wind and fire proof. The second consideration is short term food and water availability (stored). Third is the use of electric. Most water wells require electric to draw water. Refrigeration, inside cooling, inside heating (other than fireplaces)and inside food growing require electric. Consider solar or wind energy. Solar can convert water to steam and steam can run a generator for batteries or can run a generator directly. Electric (off grid) makes our lives much easier. Food can be grown inside if you have electric for grow lights. Electric recharges batteries hand held or used to run appliances, freezers, etc. Keep in mind that a big wind can blow down your solar or windmill. If the ring of fire blocks out the sun, solar will be usless so fall back on wind energy.
Water storage requires 1/2 gallon per person per day. Be sure to add a few drops of clorox to the water (google to find correct amount). Food dried correctly can last 20 years. Learn how to stitch a wound. Learn what soil is needed for what plants. Learn how to repair a windmill. Learn how to shoot. Along the coastal areas, the western states and along the madrid fault line – learn how to swim or surf.
http://fillerupclub.com/lem563/invite Lemoyne Whipple

You had better learn how to be self sufficient, and find a place where there’s sunshine, rain, and an energy producing generator. You need a magnetic generator that is totally self run.
Yes, Pidlow, they Do exist, just notin stores.
- Miss Marie
  
  How would I get a magnetic generator then? Thanks ….and where would be the best place to move to FROM Florida driving to Where?
http://www.4u2do.biz Vic-the-Dude

I feel sad for poor Elijah who doesn’t hold any stock in the coming dimise of the America that we have always known. Got his head stuck in the sand like a silly Ostrich. What’s he going to do for food when he can no longer afford to buy any? From what I can gather there are millions of people just like him with no concept of just what we as a nation are faced with right now. Some don’t want to know, and some are just too stupid to get it. Whatever it is that stops them from any constructive thought for the future and their survival will become a huge problem for the rest of us who did something about it and stocked-up. Elijah and his ilk will have only a couple of choices: Starve, or steal! I have no problem with them starving if that is truly their choice. But I do have a problem with them coming for what I have worked hard for to feed my family. There may not be enough emmediate medical care avail-able to get all of the rock salt out of your backside should you try.
Howard

Hey, I liked Wade Mitchell’s thought, Utah’s the place to be, great economy, great weather, great people and building lots you can by for only $15k — in a quiet little town with all the needed amenities, grow your own food, live your own lifestyle.
Sue

Come to Southeast Virginia. We have lakes and great weather. Very low property taxs.
pdubya

thank you for this article. it may help keep more people from coming to florida, where i live. however, i own my own land, it is in-land, in the country (north florida), we grow our own food, hunt/fish and enjoy the rich abundance this state has to offer. yes, its a banana republic, but we like it that way.
http://art-for-sale.us/farm.html boomers caboose

Being about as paycheck to paycheck as I can be with one nostril above the water most of the time I’ve had a creepy feeling when I realize I should have bought gold and silver years ago and could have but the crying over spilled milk is dumb now. We didn’t wake up to the fact that the economy is destined to go down until three years ago. So rather than silver and gold we did start raising chickens, rabbits and goats.

As far as moving to the “perfect place”, we’re stuck here 140 inches of rain per year and all. I think my current equity includes the front door and most of the windows. The rest of it the bank owns.

If a person hasn’t been working on self sufficiency awhile back and thinks they’re going to start getting that way in the future, I think it’s too late for that. After five years of gardening in this location we’re finally getting it right.

And, the terms “fear mongering, scare tactics, and doom and gloomers” are usually made by those content to cling to their justifications for not doing anything which includes seeing what’s coming. That and the big government embracing socialist and progressive types who have their pollyannaness woven tightly into their politics
- http://yahoo.com bubba fukked
  
  boomers caboose i think u got it figured out,all this gold and silver b.s who in the hell are u gonna give it to but,right back to the damn bankers,and it won’t be like they will give u a coupon to go to the supermarket,there won’t be any!!!.Food,WATER,SHELTER,OFF GRID POWER,Alternative Medicine,and Weapons will be more valuable than gold or silver.
sodbuster

This for John C. won’t Calif. be gone shortly?
2012 is coming and Calif. is supposed to fall in the sea. Just a few small islands left. Calif. is full of looney tunes and illegals who want you to pay for everything. I don’t go there anymore even to see old friends. Too
dangerous. Stock up on ammo…….
mnm

I agree with lemonster…silly article. Prepare spiritually. Then get a good education in growing something. Best education: do it. You can find good information on growing/raising plants in your area from the library, the county extention agent and a nursery in the area. Spend less time texting and more time reading useful text.
Mayor don

Yes, North Dakota is a great place to live. I moved here in 2006 and I love it! I live in a small town in south central North Dakota called Lehr. This area has lots of lakes. Like most small towns in the west, the population has diminished over the years with the peak in the 1930′s. Bigger farms and less retiring farmers equal less population. But we have an excess of empty homes and lots to build homes on. Homes sell for as low as $5,000. to $15,000.. Lots are $50. . The fishing and hunting is awe sum. Property taxes low and going to no taxes due to oil revenue. No state debit and a large surplus in the billions! Move here and leave your states debit behind. A very nice place to live, retire and raise children.
DON

We went through a great depression before. Most people will not be able to move to a mountain top somewhere. We will want to be around aou friends and family. If your thinking of moving make sure you know your way around. I’ll stay right where I am. Store food can goods etc. make sure you have gold and silver coins and be sure you have guns and ammo just in case. partner up with family and similar minde people and form a civilian partrol in your area. We are Americans and we do not run and hide.
Don Nassau County, NY
gi gi

During the last Great Depression, many people moved in anticipation of jobs and better living conditions. They moved to California and out west, to the land of milk and honey. They were looking for jobs working in the fields and picking fruits… For many, it was to their demise. They starved, lost family members, and many died living outside in harsh, unsanitary conditions. If you have a fairly secure place to live. If you have a support system of family and friends, and if you know your area fairly well, it might be smart to stay put. Prepare, just in case the worst happens. Make more friends and find more contacts. Practice surviving on little. Gosh, try washing and hanging out your clothes without a washer and dryer, Make bread from scratch. Start a garden. Learn now and later won’t be so hard. Talk, to the elderly, about how they made it through the last depression. They have a wealth of ideas.
Ralph Renmn

Lake County is one of the hightest counties in Florida, lots of spring fed lakes. Fresh water rivers that flow north and south. If you like salt water fish only one hour and ten min. away. Rolling country side,big oak trees,orange trees, Lake county even has A Winery and Festival and if you like to hunt come on down.
http://johndalen.com John Dalen

Poor John C. Dude, you are totally lost in your own world, and do not see the train wreck that is fast approaching. Might be that you have gotten too much sun on the beaches there. I’ll pray for you, sir. John D. Formerly of Los Angeles, CA
STG

Interesting comments… Keep in mind, we will need EACH other no matter where we live. We will probably have to barter with each other for basic necessities. We may finally learn that it’s not just all about “ME” but it’s also about our neighbors and others. We may actually have to help someone else! We may finally develop that sense of decency that we used to have towards each other. We may actually grow closer to one another. God is teaching this country some hard lessons, the sooner we learn them the better off we’ll be. Oh, and by the way, most importantly, all the answers to this whole world wide mess ARE in the Bible, I kid you not. Don’t knock it until you READ the entire book. God bless America, please.
Mark

Don’t buy into the doomsday expectations like this author is hinting at. It just doesn’t work that way. People and organizations always strive for the status quo and usually do what’s necessary to maintain it as best as possible and as long as possible. He’s only right about one thing, living in bombed out cities like Detroit will be hell for many, but isn’t it hell already? If you want to know what happens in an economic collapse take a look at Brazil, Argentina, Iceland, and Greece. No one ran out to the hinterlands to live an isolated life when their economies collapsed. The economic opportunities will exist where the most people are living. Look as these countries and everyone stuck with their jobs if they could and just lived a much poorer quality of life.
You will have to get ready for a lower standard of living if you want to make it. Your iphone will be ditched for a paygo phone. Get out the antenna and dump the cable tv, get ready to turn off the A/C and open the windows and turn on the fans. No eating fast foods or dinners out, just potatoes, rice and beans and other cheap vegetables, stews and casseroles. You’ll learn how to grow a vegetable garden in the sunny spot in your yard. You’ll be eating PBJ’s instead of steaks and the wine and 5 buck coffees will be history. You’ll drive your car for 10-15 years instead of 5 or 6 years. Your kids will wear hand-me-downs and second-hand clothes. Funny, it sounds like the way my grandparents lived through the great depression into the 1970′s and retired with plenty of money. And they didn’t run out to the countryside.
If you’re smart you will learn how to live that way NOW and save a pile of money NOW to invest in the things that will hold value and give you that once in a lifetime chance to buy whatever you want for pennies on the dollar when other desperate people sell all they have in order to keep up their unsustainable lifestyles. That lakefront home now out of reach can become your low-priced retirement home. The cabin in the rockies will be actually affordable vacation getaway because you have your investments outside of the dollar while the rest of the sheep got their investment advice from CNBC and cashed out their 401k accounts to make a few more payments on their lease cars and credit cards.
Your opportunity now is to recognize the upcoming initial shock of dollar devaluation and the slow steady decline afterwards that will give you a chance to move you and your family into better economic circumstances, not into the country, if you’re prepared…
- Dave
  
  Mark, there is a lot of evidence that you are correct. In addition, if people start living the way that you have suggested, I will bet they would be a lot happier and healthier. In addition, as you have said, those who can put a few bucks away by living a simpler life will be better prepared for the opportuities are sure to arise in a period of severe economic downturn.
satbob

Poor John C
He thinks as long as water flows from his tap, there is no water problems in Southern California.
tm

Not too many can accept the truth. It’s all about good vs. evil. The tyrants have taken over the country, the government and the world as of 9/11 with all the false terror events, as they rape the coffers to pay for their rich lifestyles. The “one world” government is unfolding as we are living in the last days, far worst than the days of Noe. If your not of the true faith and religion of the Traditional Catholic Faith than your outside the church, a false christian, and everything you might try is in vain http://www.vaticancatholic.com
Larry

Why is everyone just sitting around and allowing this to happen? This is our country, it belongs to us, and if we want freedom for ourselves and ur children we must fight for it, not just sit back and allow it to be destroyed.
william sullivan

I think you should live with Glen Beck.
That says it all. At least you will not have to sell any more news letters everyone will be broke.
Buddha Bill

We know of only three options that allow you to be (a)out of a metro area, (b) in a place with year-round (or nearly so)food-producing capability, and (c) out of harm’s way for natural occurences:
1. Naturally, my favorite is the Big Island, in one of the areas (there are lots) above the ocean and away from potential lava flows. Plenty of fertile ground, wild food growing almost everywhere and, away from Hilo and Kailua-Kona, pretty sparcely populated;
2. California’s Central Valleys (San Joaquin and Sacramento, which are really just one long valley)and have water in most ares, fertile soil, and a nearly year-round growing season. There are many relatively open areas but there are also a few bigger towns and cities. Summers are pretty hot;
3. For the real tough types, there are areas in the Great Basin (Nevada and parts of other states) that have year-round water in you get by such a stream/river, long growing seasons and very sparce populations. Most such areas get extreme heat in the summer. It’s beautiful country plus you can do some gold and silver prospecting in your spare time.

However, were we to come into some decent money, we’re more inclined to Argentina, northern Chile or one of the Tahitian islands.
Mike Anani

It’s silly to disqualify a place to live out the coming times because of tornados. All those other natural disasters destroy soil, and thus your ability to grow your own food. All you have to do to survive a tornado is dig a big hole. If it knocks down your house, there is plenty of time to rebuild basic shelter before winter.

Imagining a Katrina like situation all over the United States is jarring to some, and clearly based on the comments many people didn’t buy into your premise. John C in California was the most naive example by far, but there were plenty of others.

For those of you that “get it” and realize what the collapse of the monetary system is going to bring about, the one thing to keep in mind is you really just need to survive for about 18 months. After that, so many people will have died from starvation that the resources will be in balance with the remaining population.

I say this to give encouragement to those who think it might be “too late” to plan. 18 months of food (canned goods, beans, rice and other dry grains) is not undoable.

Yes try and think creatively about how to hide it, and buy some guns and ammo to defend it. But you can still do a lot to get ready. And the longer you survive the less people (who didn’t prepare) there will be to fend off.
Linda

@lemonster

Silly article…the only serious preparation to make is a spiritual one…
That’s the meat of practical survival. The more you know, the less you need.

EXACTLY. I agree. Well said.
David C

The end of America will tie in niceley to the end of the human era on earth. With the damage allready done to our Planet and the ongoing damage all in the name of greed sorry free enterprise, it will be within the next 100 years man will cease to “rule”.
So thanks to the greed, gullibility and stupidity of man for following the American dream, there is MO good place to live after the end of America.
- rossdenney
  
  …says the drone living off the American taxpayer…
onewingman

The crisis is real, the extent is unknown. Be preparesd is solid logic. This articla and the posts are full of good info and advice. Choose wisely, to fit your situation.
As for the money thing, we do have an “easy” fix: as follows: “NATIONALIZE OUR DEBT TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE!!!” Tell them to go to HELL! They in absolute truth have given us nothing of value. The “money” the “lend” us, is ours to begin with and as such is not backed by anything, at ALL!
So, we tell the FED to buzz off, then we only owe external debts to other countires and companies. We can still use this “fiat” money nationallly among ourselves, with no debt whatsoever! Then to deal w/ our overseas debt, we simply start manufacturing AGAIN!!! We do, in fact, generate a tremendous amount of valuable technology that can be turned into merchantable goods and sold internationally. We then pay our international debts off and we have JOBS AGAIN!!!
Oh,and, OF OURSE,we confiscate all the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM’s holdings and put them in the US Treasury!
We would also need a few new amandments: starting with the currently proposed 28th Amandment, next, no foreign lobbying of our governement, no foreign ownership of anything in America, retrun our patent laws to their former strength. Next take on the monster corp. Agri, big pharma, big chemical, gas, oil and power. Hit them all with ANTI-TRUST lawsuits and break them up. Never again to be allowed to manipiulate our leagl system and the FDA, DEQ, to name a couple.
There are more of us! We can vote them all out with our dollars!!! We need to band together and spend wisely and choose who we buy from!!! They cannot play without US! Without US, they are nothing but low-life beggers. They don’t know how to work, they can’t build, fix, create anything!!!
We run this, NOT them. We simply need to realize thios little fact and act accordingly!

If you wonder where or how to start, let me suggest DON’T SHOP AT WALMART, EVER AGAIN!!! Do NOT BUY GAS FROM SHELL, BP OR ARCO!!!Pay more, get less( for awhile…)and buy as much AMERICAN PRODUCT AS POSSIBLE!!!
This game’s far fromm over, and it always looks darkest just before the DAWN!!!
So, instead of figuring out how to scatter like a bunch of cockroaches when the kitchen lights come on, let’s stand together and SAVE AMERICA!!!!
TreehuggerME

This article seems to speak more to a natural disaster than an economic one. The author doesn’t seem positive about any region of the country. In an economic “collapse” where to live will be where year-round food, fresh water and shelter can be secured. Where I live in Maine is the best – location, location, location. It is coastal, rural and relatively sparsely populated. Hunting and fishing should supply fresh meat. Awareness of plant life will help with minerals and vitamins. The cold can be addressed with burning easy to harvest wood, after our coal supply is depleted, will keep us warm. Early preparation for the rest of what is needed is essential regardless where one lives. The author doesn’t seem to speak at all to preparation like how to live without our electrically powered tools and appliances. ask yourself this, if/when we have an economic collapse, where is the fuel fuel going to come from to keep the power plants and delivery trucks going and who is going to deliver it.
Larry

This article is non sense.

Things are not going to be any better in another art of the country than it is where you live, in fact staying where you are has greater advantages.

Home is where all your friends and family are. When things get tough is when people need each other the most.

Stay where you are but prepare.

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