10 Great Depression Mental Laws To Survive

no economy in the history of the world has ever sustained a constant rate of growth recessions depressions and complete economic collapse is inevitable in even the most advanced of societies any astute observer can look at the economic signs of high unemployment low gdp missed mortgage payments historic low wages rising costs of living and a repressed global economy and seed that a deeper recession and possible depression if not inevitable at least looms like a specter on the horizon i'll put links to a playlist to other videos i've created on surviving an economic depression the cards above and in the description section below if you want to look at the subject in more depth in this video we will look specifically at 10 ways you can develop the right mindset and habits to survive another great depression survival is 10 physical and 90 mental so it is important to develop the right mindset today to survive the challenges of tomorrow now if we somehow manage to avoid a massive and prolonged economic downturn you will end up all the richer by learning these things today because you will spend less and properly use all your resources now either way you end up hopefully on top of your situation please consider subscribing to our newsletter to give you updates and membership specific content visit www.cityprepping.com forward slash newsletter or click on the link in the description and comment section below to subscribe today enjoy the video number one develop a reusable mentality if you made spaghetti this month and you throw out that empty glass of spaghetti sauce you have not developed a reusable mindset this is especially important for those that are new to prepping that jar can be soaked cleaned sterilized and filled with rice and put away white rice can keep for decades in a sil jar and brown rice can last up to a year and a half you would need three cups of dried rice per day to provide you enough calories to survive if that was all you ate and the average spaghetti sauce jar from the store holds about three cups of rice so that one jar with less than one dollars worth of rice could sustain you for a full day and provide you an added protection against bugs it also parses out your larger supply into discernible and potentially tradable amounts if it were pinto beans you're storing that's about 48 grams of protein don't throw out your jars while i'm not advocating hoarding you do need to begin thinking about ways to reuse items beyond jars though to survive a prolonged economic depression you will need to look at everything you throw out as potentially reusable packaging is potential kindling food scraps can be composted for the garden egg cartons can be used to sprout plants old clothes can be mended or used as rags wine cork shopping bags hangers rubber bands and more all have reusability even the cotton balls from the over counter prescription bottles and the bottles themselves can be reused if it's something that's broke don't just throw it out and get a new one can it be repurposed can it be fixed can it be scavenged for useful parts i've watched youtube videos and scavenged parts out of my broken laptops to sell online it saved me money on buying new pcs start to look twice anything you're about to throw out and ask yourself can i repurpose this now or in the future number two have multiple revenue streams having multiple forms of revenue or goods coming in will help you if one of those streams of revenue or goods dries up a second job of only a few hours may not seem like much now if you lose your primary job it could be a lifesaver the same is true for revenue in the form of goods if you're a garden and have too many tomatoes to eat after canning can you sell them can you trade them to someone else for something they have the slang term for this is to have a side hustle which is something other than your main job that brings in cash or goods if you can side hustle those tomatoes for someone else's mining skills to repair some clothes you would have thrown out you save yourself a lot of money extended the life your clothes and made a critical connection and a prolonged economic downturn revenue isn't just about money it's any commodity goods or services you can bring into your life develop multiple revenue streams to make certain that money goods or services are still coming to you should your main revenue stream evaporate number three never credit less cash and trade when at all possible never use credit to buy things use as little cash as possible by always trying to get a lower price sometimes this can mean driving to three different stores to get the best prices on what you need and whenever practical see if there is a trade possible that won't cost you either cash or credit to survive there are things you will need but the way you obtain them and whether you get them clean or owe someone for them will determine your long-term ability to sustain yourself if you obtain these things you'll need to survive on credit how will you get these things when your credit dries up if a whole nation is suffering an economic depression at some point many stores will just stop taking credit of any form it just won't be worth the risk to them dollars may lose value so relying upon cash transaction really isn't feasible either don't be afraid to ask for a lower price if the supply and demand equation is in your favor or the dollars have more value in the eyes of a seller try and stretch out any money you have and focus on necessities most transactions trading what you have for what you need is probably your best option it instantly reconciles a transaction and gives you what you need right now in exchange i knew a guy who mowed the neighborhood lawns frequently just to pick up a few extra dollars what he called fishing money he also sold catfish for every catfish fry in his town right out of his basement he traded his service for a little cash which he used to fund his larger and more profitable operation like the never credit concept though don't trade what you don't have for what you need now trading tomatoes from your next service that might fill will force you into a debt with someone that you will have to renegotiate on their terms number four learn to filter and purify water municipal water supplies may not be reliable in a prolonged downturn collecting rain water lake water stream water and other water sources can keep you hydrated but you have to have a plan for filtering purifying and storing the water you absolutely cannot live without regular intake and drinking water when there is no food water can at least help to reduce the pains of hunger for a little while i've recommended pocket filtration systems in the past and i still do i'll put a link in the comments section below to the one that i personally recommend technology advancements have brought these down under twenty dollars in price and it is an absolute must have in your prepper supplies if a natural disaster strikes while the country is in the grips of an economic depression i guarantee you that critical infrastructures like water and electricity will stay down for a long period of time don't be caught off guard with your water if you're forced to flee your area you won't be able to take that 55 gallon drum of water with you but a mini water filter like i recommend weighs two ounces fits in your pocket and can filter 1818 of these 55-gallon drums think like a survivor and give water its proper place in your prepping supplies number five go fishing or hunting equipment that you don't know how to use will do you no good when you're trying to use it under the stress of a disaster this is definitely true for hunting and fishing equipment i've known great fishermen who make a living off what they caught i despite the number of times i've gone fishing catch well very little there's a lot to learn about hunting and fishing setting lines tying lines tying knots tracking finding the right spots and much much more is out there to know before you really can be proficient at these skills just finding the right location to engage in the sports can be a challenge if you have hunting and fishing supplies in your prepping mix as you should and you think you will sustain yourself through one or both of these methods know that you'll likely struggle quite a bit if you're not familiar with how and where to use your equipment set aside some time to casually fish some weekend maybe plan on bagging one extra deer or try turkey or duck hunting maybe try your hand at hunting small game and preparing it for your table expand your knowledge bolster your supplies with fresh fish or game understand how to process a meat for your table and become less reliant upon a food supply system that can easily falter or suffer from disruptions especially during an economic depression number six start a garden and grow your own if you aren't at the very least growing something you can eat and supplement your table with you're gonna really struggle and be dependent upon others in a prolonged depression i have several other videos on this channel that go into great depth on what you can grow even in an apartment sprouts and mushrooms the balcony setups and indoor grow tents you need to start now to supplement your supplies just like hunting and fishing gardening of any kind requires knowledge and learning through trial and error expect that your first couple of batches of sprouts will mold before you figure it out it's better to have that happen now and when you're amidst a crisis even something as small as an herb garden can provide you micronutrients and vitamins to supplement your other supplies a cup of mint tea will not provide you much in the way of nutrition but it will be an incredible psychological boost to you when you're worried about the next dollar or mill don't underestimate the power of growing your own freeing yourself even a little from continuous food supply chains and increasing your self-sufficiency but you can't wait for disaster to strike start in small ways today number seven preserve and dehydrate food being one of the three critical components of survival along with air and water will become very critical to you to survive a great depression the last great depression found people in soup lines that stretch several city blocks in the southern great plains of the united states they actually even pickle tumble heat as a source of food desperate times require that you do not waste a single ounce of nutritional food learn to use the broccoli stem in your cooking or the care tops of those carrots from the farmer's market or your garden cook the pepper leaves along with the peppers in your asian stir-fry try sunflower leaves or dandelions in your salad above all also buy yourself a kitchen countertop food dehydrator and commit to trying to not let anything go to waste for a week or month if you don't get around to eating the whole bag of apples or oranges no strawberries or raspberries learn how to dehydrate them and even use them later food dehydrators are another one of those items that have dropped significantly in price over the years and there are a number of plans online for making your own solar dehydrators if canning and preserving is too much for you definitely start on the smaller side with dehydrating foods but don't be afraid to try and make your own jam or apple butter think like a survivor and try to preserve and dehydrate every ounce of consumable food that enters your home this will train your brain to start thinking of ways to stretch your food supply you'll look differently at the food you purchase and consume you will start to become more self-sufficient and you will begin to start thinking like a person who can survive another great depression number eight cook everything the final point regarding food here is to cook everything our diets often consist of eating just small portions of plants that are entirely consumable i already mentioned the carrot tops and broccoli stock but there are a lot of parts of the plants we can eat we consider scraps cilantro and parsley stems orange and apple pills cucumber skin and watermelon rinds are edible as well did you know that the water drained or cooked chickpeas is called aquafaba and can be used as an egg substitute in baking cook everything edible you can get your hands on forage for herbs and plants on your next hike or outdoor excursion bring them home and cook them up learn the skills now instead of during a time when you have the added pressure of hungry miles to feed and an extended period of food insecurity one final trick for food when you're eating or preparing your evening meal add up the total cost of everything you're putting into it and divide that by the number of miles fed come up with a per mil price compare that to even one meal out or take out you will be shocked at the savings many people during this recent pandemic were more than a little shocked at how much they were spinning on mills out their grocery bills went up but they still had money in their accounts eating at home is an amazing savings technique and it will be the only way to stretch your money in an economic depression learn and apply these skills now number nine durable goods i won't address this too much here but i will link to some of my other videos on durable items you'll need to survive another great depression cast iron pans dutch ovens fixed blade knives strong blankets bolts of denim canvas or burlap sewing kits leather gloves work boots and more all the things you can buy once the last few years don't just buy them to sit on your shelves though start using them in your daily lives use the fixed blade knife in the kitchen and you will suddenly realize that you are also going to need a sharpening stone and knowledge on how to use it use that sewing kit to mend some clothes one time and you may realize you need rears to thread that needle or a stronger and greater assortment of threads use the gloves garden and you may find out that there are better stronger gloves out there that will not fall apart on you i once used a hickory handled axe i received on father's day to process some firewood only to have it break in my fourth swipe turns out it wasn't hickory at all or it was bad wood you won't really know either how to properly use your durable goods or how durable they really are or what you still may need unless you start using them in your everyday life before disaster or depression starts by incorporating these durable goods into your everyday life you develop a durable mindset that will help you survive long periods of time where simply buying a new product or repairing an old one may no longer be a possibility number 10 stock up and of course stock up recent events have finally awoken many to the need to establish some level of independence from a system that can falter fell or possibly even collapse we simply cannot rely upon the government or the good will of our neighbors to bail us out when a crisis from a tornado to a great depression occurs while i still do believe in the good and people their focus rightly so is going to be on themselves and their immediate families and the government may or may not bail you out or get to you on time stock up your food water ammo durable goods and other prepping supplies most importantly though don't just let these things sit on the shelf rotate food supplies use and test your tools take it to the beach or park with you start in small ways to incorporate these things into your everyday life if an economic depression strikes it will have less impact on you if you're already living in a self-sufficient manner with less dependency upon the systems collapsing around you survival is ninety percent mental and ten percent knowledge and skills you can use this video as a guide for 10 tips that will help you develop a survival's mentality when facing another great depression if the united states experiences instead a massive period of economic growth and prosperity you'll still benefit by living a more spartan and independent lifestyle it's a winning scenario and a survivor's mindset if you found this video informative and helpful please like it share with your friends family and community it really does help us to spread the positive message of preparedness i do read many of the comments and respond to them when i'm able to and that's usually within the first hour or two of releasing the video so i would love to hear what you are doing to be prepared if you'd like to be notified when other videos become available please subscribe to this channel as always stay safe out there

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