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PatColo 04-28-2008 05:58 PM
chrismartenson.com- crash prep course (??)
 
http://www.chrismartenson.com - I'm asking about it, not telling, coz I just ran across it and don't have time presently to immerse myself. If you check it out, or you're already familiar, pls share your impressions.

From the site's "about" page,
Quote:
Executive summary: 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.

...

The most important thing for you to know is the impact that the information that I’ve now placed on this site had on me. Let’s do this as a Before and After.

Before: I am a 40-year-old professional who has worked his way up to Vice President of a large, international Fortune 300 company and is living in a waterfront, 5 bathroom house in Mystic, CT, which is mostly paid off. My three young children are either in or about to enter public school, and my portfolio of investments is being managed by a broker at a large institution. I do not really know any of my neighbors, and many of my local connections are superficial at best.

After: I am a 45-year-old who has willingly terminated his former high-paying, high-status position because it seemed like an unnecessary diversion from the real tasks at hand. My children are now homeschooled, and the big house in Mystic was sold in July of 2003 in preference for a 1.5 bathroom rental in rural western Massachusetts. In 2002, I discovered that my broker was unable to navigate a bear market and I’ve been managing our investments ever since. Since that time my portfolio has gained 166%, which works out to a compounded yearly gain of 27.8% for five years running (whereas my broker, by keeping me in the usual assortment of stocks, would have scored me a 38% return, or 8.39%/yr). I grow a garden every year; preserve food; and know how to brew beer & wine, raise chickens, and slaughter sheep. I’ve carefully examined each support system (food, energy, security, etc) and for each of them I've figured out either a means of being more self-sufficient or how to do without. But, most importantly, I now know that the most important descriptor of wealth is not my dollar holdings, but the depth and richness of my local community.
The "crash course" page leads to a series of videos about...

eyeofliberty 04-28-2008 07:02 PM
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Looks interesting, I'll watch those when I get a chance.

Iptuous 04-29-2008 08:36 PM
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Seems like a pretty good summation of the information that i have learned since visiting this site for the past 7 months or so. well presented and simple.
I'm sending the link to other folks in my family to give them an easy way of seeing what it is that i am concerned about.

Brent 04-29-2008 09:12 PM
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These are great. Thanks!

Zilver 04-29-2008 11:54 PM
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http://www.eye2eye.com/images/moving%20eye.gif I

just watched all of the vids http://thebeehive.linktier.com/money.../thumbs-up.gif

thanks for posting. Very Good!
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Banjo 04-30-2008 12:21 PM
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I watched the videos and I thought that it was pretty darn good. The guy seems very methodical in his thinking.

PatColo 04-30-2008 12:46 PM
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great feedback all, thanks.

<SLV> 04-30-2008 02:12 PM
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OUTSTANDING. I'm sending the link to friends and family.

Conk 04-30-2008 02:38 PM
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Thank you! Good site.:beer: You should post this in the General Discussion area too. All need to see this most excellent presentation.

Dang, I was really wanting to see the conclusion. Stay tuned I guess.

Twisted Avatar 04-30-2008 03:56 PM
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This is AWESOME!!


Many thanks!


T

Gknowmx 04-30-2008 04:29 PM
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This sequence of short videos is the best distillation of the issues I have seen yet. I can't wait for the rest of them to get posted. This should get sticky link on one of these forums.

:clap2::clap2::adore:

The Shadow 04-30-2008 11:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gknowmx (Post 1084935)
This sequence of short videos is the best distillation of the issues I have seen yet. I can't wait for the rest of them to get posted. This should get sticky link on one of these forums.

:clap2::clap2::adore:
This guy says that One Trillion dollars is a stack of

$1,000 bills 67.9 miles high .

"According to some estimates we cannot track $2.3 trillion in transactions," Rumsfeld admitted.
http://benfrank.net/patriots/news/na...sing_trillions

So lets see now... 67.9 x 2.3 = 156 miles high times x 10 = 1,560 miles of $ 100. bills, since $1,000 bills were recalled, assuming they used cash and not checks or credit cards,as that would leave a paper trail,they could track.:D:D:D:D

Now I think we can see why they can't find Osama bin Laden:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

If they can't find a stack of bills like that what can they find?


Great videos by the way, thanks.

Agamemnon 05-09-2008 10:31 PM
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Excellent reconoscence, soldier PatColo !

Each and every citizen should take heed of this grave news for the empire.

It is sad to say this news upsets the senators, where none enjoy the Colosseum muse ... and the merchants are fearful.

Please stand at still, the palace guards will escort you to dungeon for further inquiry ...

Sclorch 05-11-2008 04:56 PM
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Great vids, thanks

PatColo 08-06-2008 07:37 PM
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from Chris, :smokin:

Quote:
Pat,



Just wanted to let you know that Chapter 16 � Fuzzy Numbers is up on my site.



I am not familiar with the intricacies of the GIM forum and wanted to let you know in case you wished to post a link there.



http://chrismartenson.com/fuzzy_numbers



All the best,

Chris

Tn...Andy 08-06-2008 08:26 PM
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I wish he would just skip on to the last one "What to do", before it's too late to do it.

Iptuous 08-06-2008 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Tn...Andy (Post 1226313)
I wish he would just skip on to the last one "What to do", before it's too late to do it.
It'll just say:
http://www.zaskarfilms.com/images/dont_panic_small.jpg

Silver Shield 08-06-2008 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Agamemnon (Post 1097330)
Excellent reconoscence, soldier PatColo !

Each and every citizen should take heed of this grave news for the empire.

It is sad to say this news upsets the senators, where none enjoy the Colosseum muse ... and the merchants are fearful.

Please stand at still, the palace guards will escort you to dungeon for further inquiry ...
What is this love fest with PatColo and Agamemnon?:wink:

Silver Shield 08-06-2008 09:46 PM
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What, the Government lies to us?!

ThePrintingPress 08-06-2008 11:02 PM
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GREAT video - it perfectly explains why official government CPI and GDP statistics seem out of whack with reality. If anyone has been wondering how to wake up friends and family to the current economic crisis, Chris's site is a great place to introduce them. Pat, please pass on to Chris that the people at GIM love his material and he is welcome here anytime!

My favorite quote (after explaining the government's archaic logic in figuring quarterly CPI) - "[O]ur measure of inflation no longer measures the cost of living, but the cost of survival."

Twisted Avatar 08-06-2008 11:10 PM
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For God sakes dont panic ........ just do what I do.........

Conk 08-07-2008 10:23 AM
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Thanks for the reminder. Just finished parts 15 and 16. Can't wait for the remainder of the series. Like you, I want to see what to do.

Unclad Lad 08-10-2008 03:06 AM
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Looks interesting, but
Quote:
he big house in Mystic was sold in July of 2003 in preference for a 1.5 bathroom rental in rural western Massachusetts.
He ain't out of the frying pan yet


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