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November 2009 
Global economics in 2009
Posted on Jan 1st, 2009
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Terrill
Terrill
The year 2008 has seen me spend more time investigating and studying local and global economics than all the previous 49 years put together! I am not particularly savvy when it comes to economics or global economies. However, I decided that the current situation required that I make the effort.
In light of the past years events, I have taken little actions such as having no debts; keeping a stock of dry goods and essential items (always a good idea when you live on an island in an earthquake zone); moving all (though very small amount) of my investments out of the stock market early in 2008 (thankfully just a month or two ahead of the losses); purchasing a bit of physical gold (though I am still considering green coffee beans and a good roaster as a reasonable investment); having a small amount of emergency cash on hand; planning for a larger food garden; and, actively working in my local and global community.
I am also still searching, pondering, and exploring.
Beyond mainstream news, two resources stand out as particularly worthy of sharing:
And
I would love to hear your thoughts and about the changes you are making in your own life as a result of your global economic awareness.
Terrill
In light of the past years events, I have taken little actions such as having no debts; keeping a stock of dry goods and essential items (always a good idea when you live on an island in an earthquake zone); moving all (though very small amount) of my investments out of the stock market early in 2008 (thankfully just a month or two ahead of the losses); purchasing a bit of physical gold (though I am still considering green coffee beans and a good roaster as a reasonable investment); having a small amount of emergency cash on hand; planning for a larger food garden; and, actively working in my local and global community.
I am also still searching, pondering, and exploring.
Beyond mainstream news, two resources stand out as particularly worthy of sharing:
The Crash Course http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse by Chris Martenson PHD and post Doc. from Duke University, specialized in neurotoxicology. Chris is a father of three young children; author; obsessive financial observer; trained as a scientist; experienced in business; has made profound changes in his lifestyle because of what he sees coming. .
And
Professor emeritus of Physics at Univ of Colorado-Boulder, Dr. Albert A. Bartlett presentation on "Arithmetic, Population, and Energy." (eight parts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY
I would love to hear your thoughts and about the changes you are making in your own life as a result of your global economic awareness.
Terrill
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And then there is Gary Gach’s article Riches in a Different Market.
Also, you may want to stop over to mimi’s post More than the Money Video.