Inflation was already a thing.
Now gas prices are headed higher.
Layoffs due to economic downturn are blamed on AI.
The DOGE dividend would be a huge help. A DOGE dividend would sideline many, many Leftist activists, who would have no reason to demand UBI.
Besides DOGE, there is probably no Tarriff dividend or 10% credit card interest rate policy.
Instead, we’re liberating Iran and calling it “America First.”
We’re talking finance here, but take a few minutes to look at Q anon. Look at HOW they spin for the POTUS. Their arguments are ridiculous. I’d rather have a multi level marketer follow me around online than a Q anon.
Think back to 2021, when Leftist crazies said nuclear explosions were good for the environment. Because of some card game, people thought Portland, Seattle or West Palm Beach would be nuked.
What to do now, as far as your finances go?
Go search youtube for AI videos cold or look at our AI videos page. Just find out how AI being used and see how it will be used in coming months.
I would be LONG certain AI, semiconductor and robotics stocks. Look back a few posts at this blog for my top stock and ETF post.
I would not be shopping for experiences or luxury brands or spendy toys unless I was worth more than a few million.
Next, scan jobs/niches/products that are experiencing strong demand. Tailor your resume for companies you find. Add stocks and sector ETFs to your watch list.
(I’d like to add a market data page to this site. But it costs several hundred per month.)
Crowdsource nothing. Do talk to tried and true people from your inner circle. New friends shouldn’t be trusted. There’s a fair chance new friends will get in your head and go full tilt creating chaos.
Gaslighting has been a thing since 1913. Google, suppression, surveillance and “security” have been increasing since 2001. Pay attention to posters discussing the “surveillance state” before today.
There are a few clues in the archives of this blog as to who in your local area are the elite’s local reps. It should be very easy for local Libertarians to identify bad actors.
Back to news and advice: Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have an outsized influence in the teachings and talking points of FI-RE. This is very important.
Gurus want you under their thumb. They care about your behavior, not your financial well-being. Avoid their local reps.
Don’t wanna listen to me? Go chase your tail for the progressive, Satanic elite and don’t come back.
Young tricksters will try to half ass things and kiss ass and do nothing but look for exceptions to the rule. There are some boomers who will do the same thing.
Limit every dollar you spend. Your credit card is not bottomless. Your emergency fund, if you have one, isn’t for “trust me bro” opportunities.
Eat cheap. Buy versatile clothes. Search for discount codes. Don’t buy a bunch of domain names. Click off special offers. Find the ingredients for supplements that seem interesting. Shop the bulk and wholesale stores. Don’t use excessive amounts of detergents or paper towels. Consider sharing car rides to save on gas.
This saving money stuff buys a little time. Making money is what you need to do. A viable side-hustle or a career change is better. Be very careful heading back to school. Skip the MBA. DO consider taking a few accounting classes. See our online mini MBA page.
Don’t announce you’re launching a side-hustle. Your network will gaslight you, pilfer you, steal your capital and act like they’re helping you.
Sometimes the scandal is what’s legal.
Most bro marketers republish trust me bro information. Be careful who you complain to. Hang out with people who have traded for decades. Listen and learn.
Abusive people will want you learning and relearning the basics and CHASING YOUR TAIL forever.
My dad was very much that way. He was a “good” conservative Christian who attended a liberal church. He lost control of his home and his retirement when his little son said in (public) school he was interested in public office.
Don’t be jealous of experienced traders and business people. Learn from them. They’re not obligated to teach you. They don’t owe your Leftist lawyer pal jack shit. Leftist lawyer wants anarchy and starvation and all the fruits of communism.
You can head off bad employers, bad boyfriends/girlfriends, and bad advisors with this one trick: IF THEY WON”T ACKNOWLEDGE YOU, THEN BAIL.
I didn’t say ball or Ba’al, I said bail.
75% + of normies won’t follow through of any of this, but it stands.
Now what happens? Dummy normie reader submits to the authority of the local elite. Now, dummy is a tattle tale who chases her tail in off duty hours. She’ll learn tiny amounts of persuasion and political management (doing politics). She’ll tear up your shit where she can.
And,
*shocker* the Faux Right loses again. BIGLY.
I worked with a nice normie once. He hated his friends and natural allies. He loved his kingpin abusers. Just like a normie boomer with his MAGA hat. He might be smarter than the paid Q poster online.
He still obeys, although he might know better.
The first rule of politics is divide and conquer.
Divide and conquer is done every day. Normies and strawmen won’t acknowledge. Obeying Leftist elites in your area will never pan out. You knifed your own side. You were told you could retire someday.
Now, the reality is social security is drying up.
No 10% credit card APR. No DOGE dividend. No Tarriff dividend. Spin high gas prices as a net positive.
My sources say The Fed won’t print til the last minute. That’s the elites making YOU, the grifter feel pain, similar to the end of The Big Short.
Be very careful applying for jobs. The job listing posters may want to simply check out the labor market and/or do damage control for the government or MEGAcorps.
Don’t tell them you’re a grifter. Make a note if they’re a retired in the rear-with-the-gear military. Maybe set up a Google Alert for the company you’ve never heard of.
Avoid people who fly foreign flags while their country is in distress. They need obedience and your IP and a ride and your start up cash. Some are legit crooks. Some are at the dive bar. Some get paid to avoid work at work. Some hang out at church.
Finally, DO NOT hire a local assistant. She represents far flung elites who want you neutralized. (She can’t or won’t follow instructions.)
As for myself, if I don’t know shit, don’t come around asking my opinion.
Open a WeBull account and hold these stocks & ETFs.