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The notion that you should own any bonds, let alone more as you age, is nuts in 2021.

If we get hyperinflation, you MUST leave the US. The alternative is starvation.

The Dem spending frenzy will lead to disaster

Yet another whispered warning of hyperinflation by the Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal is whispering ‘Fire’ in a crowded theater that IS on fire regarding inflation
Dissecting a bullshit artist bitcoin pusher ‘analysis’
Give you and your family a hyperinflation stress test to see how long before you starve
America is hurtling toward the dollar suddenly becoming worthless
We now enter a new and very dangerous America
You need to stock up on barter items
US national Debt-to-GDP ratio is a screaming alarm
https://johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-news-blog/will-the-us-government-somehow-use-fbar-information-to-force-you-to-repatriate-money-you-put-abroad-during-hyperinflation
https://johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-news-blog/buy-a-principal-residence-but-reject-the-condo-form-of-ownership
https://johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-news-blog/dumb-investors-buying-silver-because-it-went-up-in-price
US politicians will NOT do the right thing to avoid hyperinflation
Wall Street Journal says ‘we are all Modern Monetary Theorists now.’ If so, we will be hyperinflation victims tomorrow.
They’re rioting in Lebanon, because their foreign currency is illegal in Lebanon’s hyperinflation
Where to put money with a hyperinflation Sword of Damocles hanging over the US
Trump is responding to covid 19 with full-on socialism and has turned America into a nation of welfare queens on the the theory that “if it’s not your fault, the federal government will pay for it’
The Fed is now engaging in the most horrendous money ‘printing’ in world history
You are on your own. The government is risking your economy.
Stop worrying about yield and start worrying about principal safety with your investments
Savings bonds and forever stamps in hyperinflation
When you have foreign bank accounts, you must file IRS Form 8939 and Fin Cen Form 114 annually
American are looking up at an avalanche waiting to happen and denying it is possible
Why has the U.S. not yet had hyperinflation since the post 1980 debt run up has occurred?
In case of hyperinflation, break glass
What if you do not get your US dollars out of the US before it’s illegal to do so?
It can happen here
Silver is really cheap today; gold, as usual, is overpriced
The big picture of why the US government is going bankrupt
Betting on deflation?—very bad idea
Store shelves can go empty in the US—how to survive that
Why you should not use the Permanent Portfolio
Almost all of the news is NOT about the most important topic in America: The national debt growing faster than GDP. 
Dem presidential candidates are here from the government and they are going to help us with housing shortages. 
Dems admit they plan to finance Green New Deal with hyperinflation 
Hyperinflation is inevitable in the U.S. because of our runaway national debt; Medicare and college for All make it more inevitable and more imminent 
A common investment where you win in inflation but only lose a relatively small amount in the event of deflation

In 2018, we moved $1T closer to US government bankruptcy from runaway entitlement spending 

Best practices in stock market investing 

‘Nothing safer than cash’ statement is wrong 

Timberland as an inflation hedge 
Trump runs first trillion dollar deficit. You’d better prepare. 
Big picture of collectible and precious metal coins 
Avoid sales tax on coin acquisitions 
What are these gold coins worth and what is the best way to sell them? 
Converting rare silver US dollars to not-rare junk silver 
Make sure you have up-to-date Schwab debit card, Capital One Visa, NEXUS, and passport 
Argument about whether you are required to disclose foreign currency you hold in the form of cash to FINCEN 
Ways to minimize currency conversion costs 
Trump needs to stop trying to influence the Fed 
Why you don’t melt junk silver or pennies or nickels 
Gold bugs buying more for a reason that means they should be selling 
64% of Venezuelans lost 25 pounds in 2017 because of hyperinflation 
Impeach Trump before his Trade War takes over the world economy 
‘Why America Is Going Broke’ 
It may already be too late to head off U.S. government bankruptcy, but it is not too late to prepare yourself. 
Hauser’s Law trumps the Laffer Curve and unfunded liabilities trump GDP growth 
Investing in tens of thousands of dollars worth of nickels 
Don’t fall for the silver commercials 
John T. Reed on bitcoin 
How to recognize BS stock market financial claims 
‘Religious’ financial assets 
Lessons learned from Irma 
More statements promising higher inflation from the White House and the Fed
I do not think you need a foreign passport, but you do need foreign money.
Trump’s looming trade war
Kicking the can down the road again. Are you prepared for the consequences?
Precious metal coin values are in the Wall Street Journal daily
Wild card risk in ETFs
How to have the milk you need to survive a hyperinflation bout
Recent deposits to Canadian and Australian bank accounts
Foreign bank account deadline changed from June 30 to Aprirl 15, with extension to October now available
Which gold/silver dealers are best?
I no longer recommend Swedish currency
I just put more money in Canada; you probably should, too
Finding buried junk silver
Learn from the Venezuelans
My thoughts on the Brexit
TransferWise for moving money abroad
George Schulz straightens me out
Defaulting on the national debt makes a surprising amount of sense
Amending your FBAR Form 114
Why not Panama as an asset haven?

Protect yourself from both inflation and deflation

Make sure you have a current, unexpired U.S. passport

Comments on the movie The Big Short
  • A financial Berlin wall is going up and you are on the wrong side of it
  • Advantages of U.S. real estate near international borders
  • All the other kids are doing it—many central banks weakening their own currencies to protect exports
  • Another Canadian banker
  • Another reason to store food
  • Approaching a hyperinflation cliff
  • Are U.S. foreign exchange trading accounts an adequate way to hedge against U.S. dollar inflation?
  • Argentina’s blu market for U.S. dollars
  • AUD and CAD now certified as reserve currencies
  • AUD, CAD, NZD, bitcoin
  • Australia now requires in-person visit to open bank account
  • Bankruptcy planning is wise especially if you do not expect to ever need it
  • Better to be a year early than a minute late in risk management—when protection is cheap and low risk
  • Bitcoin the app, not the money
  • Buy real nickels while you still can
  • Can you safely hedge USD inflation risk with foreign currency in an IRA?
  • Capital controls in Venezuela force people there to buy real estate
  • Cash management in anticipation of U.S. capital controls
  • Chase letter ending international wire transfers and transactions exceeding $50,000 a month
  • Checklist for taking refuge from USD hyperinflation in a foreign country
  • China is a mess
  • Clearing away the hysteria about the Cyprus insured deposits scare
  • Closing of USAA subscriber account
  • Coming to a bank near you: Europe-like financial troubles
  • Comments on David Wessel’s WSJ article ‘Why Dollar Is King Despite U.S. Woes’
  • Convert your annuities to hard assets
  • Converting U.S. dollar (USD) annuities into foreign currency lump sums
  • Cost of living in the foreign countries I recommend
  • Cost of traveling between U.S. and Canada
  • Cost-of-living adjustments in contracts and laws are woefully inadequate to protect you from inflation and hyperinflation
  • Countries that may protect against U.S. dollar inflation
  • Currency conversion during our trip to Australia and New Zealand
  • Currency conversion in Europe June 2015
  • Disadvantages of gold as an inflation hedge
  • Does hedging against hyperinflation make you a kook?
  • Is canned food no good after its ‘best by’ date?
  • It may be time to consider buying junk silver
  • Jason Zweig Wall Street Journal column saying gold is a pet rock

  • John T. Reed's Review of How to Retire Overseas by Kathleen Peddicord
  • JP Morgan Chase ban on keeping non-collectible cash in a safe deposit box
  • Paying your USD bills out of BMO in Canada
  • Renouncing U.S. citizenship
  • Review of the book Borderlands by Derek Lundy
  • Rules for criticizing my foreign currency recommendations
  • Should you move routine bill-paying USD cash abroad and pay those bills with USD checks or online payments?
  • Stocking up on milk as preparation for hyperinflation
  • Swiss francs in an outside-the-U.S. safe deposit box
  • Taking extended foreign vacations to escape U.S. hyperinflation
  • The benefits gold bugs ascribe to gold are more true of the U.S. nickel
  • The Charles Schwab bank ATM car and foreign currency withdrawals—from Facebook
  • The day the dollar dies
  • To see our future, look at Argentina
  • Tougher capital controls in China
  • Uruguay Residence Permit
  • Using 90-day tourist visas to take refuge from U.S. hyperinflation, Part 1
  • Using 90-day tourist visas to take refuge from US hyperinflation Part 2
  • Visit to Australia and New Zealand
  • When is it so bad that you must leave the country? And where do you go?
  • Why has ‘Quantitative Easing’ not yet caused inflation?
  • Will Chinese yuan become world's reserve currency?
  • You can avoid many U.S. regulations without leaving the U.S.
  • You don’t have to leave the U.S. to avoid many American local, county, state, and federal regulations
  • You should have about three years worth of food stored. How much does that cost? Not much.

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