Month: March 2026

It’s often said it’s better to be late than early; in finance and investing this is true. But with what’s coming, here’s the deal: on time was 10 years ago, late is right now. And, in this case, it would have been BETTER if you left the city 20 years ago; what you would have lost in printed money value, you would have gained in building social capital and relationships at the location you will spend the rest of your fucking life. Too late, you should have been early.

Let’s say you live in a city and you put your house on the market TODAY: for a rapid sale expect 60% of asking, and that’s assuming Trump is still letting Blackrock buy up homes. If not? – then you’re looking for the next fool, and he’s gonna pay you 40% of value (or less, as the weeks pass by).

So you take your 60%, where are you going to go?

Rural America?

Some safe haven overseas?

Have you thought about that cost and what it means to show up late with DOLLARS?

Dollars will be hated soon, and Americans will become anathema overseas because of what Trump and Israel are doing. If I could recommend any location? – Argentina, southern Argentina. But that’s the best bet I can name for all likely scenarios. This will mean taking your dollars and downsizing and hoping you get to your new home with enough time to build SOME social capital – otherwise you could be the American they kill when their retirement funds implode.

So you go to rural America, where?

I wouldn’t live down stream or down wind of any of our boiling water nuclear reactors. I would also avoid major industrial zones, petrochemical plants upstream, etc. I hope you understand ecology.

I wouldn’t live within 100 miles of a major city. Cities will collapse into hell, 80% will perish in 12-18 months, and the rest will be a hardened cadre of bastards and they will fan out into the country side. But likely the range of these expeditions will be 20 miles at first.

I think everything EAST of the Mississippi will descend into horrible chaos.

Southern California will do poorly as well. The Southwest will have a reverse migration.

Florida? – a few years away from becoming a reef. It’s not just ocean rise, the limestone UNDER FLORIDA is collapsing.

I wouldn’t live in the Midwest missile belt or near any US military bases.

(after you’re done, let me know what’s left)

(slim pickings)

Are there good locations? – perhaps …

I think Roosevelt, UTAH, is a rare gem.

If you work in industrial trades, welding or trucking? – there’s work to be found, still. It has a unique watershed and a rare W-E mountain range Uintas. The people are nice and the weather is fare, they face water issues – but I think many of these will be resolved during the coming climate shift.

This area has ONE major through road, lots of un-managed roads and a desert to the south and mountain ranges to the EAST and the WEST. Beyond the un-managed roads to the south, you have desert … lots of hard times desert. This area is one of the most geographically isolated locations in the country.

And, it could be bias and dissonance, but I think Port Angeles, despite the deep state middle management retiree presence (or because) might be a nice location … wishful thinking.

In a strange way, Port Angeles is SIMILAR TO Roosevelt, Utah: Roosevelt has a mountain range to the NORTH, Port Angeles has a mountain range to the SOUTH. Roosevelt has a desert to the SOUTH, Port Angeles has an OCEAN to the north and then Canada/Vancouver Island.

What did the musical group “America” say? – “The ocean is a desert with its life underground …”

There are military bases nearby, and that makes this location (Port Angeles) a wildcard. We have TRIDENT sub-pens (part of the 3 parts of our nuclear triad and a priority first strike target). We also have EAST of us Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Naval Base Everett, Joint Base Lewis-McChord … but all of these are NORTH-EAST, EAST and SOUTH-EAST of Port Angeles. Given prevailing winds, fallout should not be an issue. EMP RISK? – same as the rest of the USA.

There’s a lot of deer here, and a lot of people who still know how to live off the land; another thing Port Angeles has in common with Roosevelt. But there does appear to be an indigenous population of middle-management “retired” intel folks from the various branches of government, so caveat emptor.

There will be NO PERFECT OPTIONS, and a lot of mediocre ones, and it only gets worse from here. Remember musical chairs? Remember 10 years ago I said it was like that?

BTW: you will be panic buying rural land as the BIG BOYS bid up its value, and SORRY … that means it’s probably too late.

YOU TOLD ME 10 YEARS AGO WAS TOO EARLY!

I TOLD YOU 10 YEARS AGO WAS PROBABLY TOO LATE!

(we are not the same)

PRO TIP: if your new space is not at least 300 feet above current sea level? – you replaced one mistake with another.

Did I tell you? – I get paid on Tuesday, I’m buying a SHIT TON of RAMEN, RICE, BEANS, CANNED CHICKEN, CURRY POWDER, etc etc … throw in some CANS OF CHILI to round out and connect with the introduction of my manifesto.

(if its the worst case, make your peace with God)