The first U.S. layoffs from the coronavirus are here

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  1. buzzarddriver

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    My MasterCard balance is $14.79 My Visa balance is $25.55.
    Does anyone know which debt consolidation company offers the best terms. Thinking i could stretch the payments out to 30 years.
     
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  3. mjd4277

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    LMMFAO
    It’s not so much the payments, but it’s the interest that kills you!
     
  4. Infosaur

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    Car note, credit card to cover repairs to said car that now exceeds the value of the car, a couple of store cards because "we can't have Christmas without gifts."

    Car was used, cost I forgot, low teens, had about 110k on it. So i figured it'd be good for about 40k miles before things got expensive (and that's right about where we are.) wife wanted a longer term and a lower payment. So at just about 5 years we have a car falling apart, needs $3-4k in repairs, already sank about $4k into it (something seriously wrong with the suspension, it eats struts like crazy. At least one was factory defective, so we got comped on a $900 strut job, but we just replaced one and it's clunking again.) and trade value is possibly $2k on a dark night with a nearsighted appraiser.

    The irony is I wanted to get her a newer, safer car than the dangerous "old sports car" I'd managed to talk her into letting me keep. Well, I crashed that one but it was in better shape right up until I hit that wall.

    I'm thinking lease next time but she needs a stable job. $300-400 a month would cover the cost & insurance.

    But first, gotta dig out of the hole.
     
  5. Slingshot88

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    People need to wake up and see "the man behind the curtain" like in the Wizard of Oz . This coronavirus is just a front for something bigger that no msm news is talking about. What's really going on is that the entire world's debt bubble is finally in the process of popping before our eyes. By "debt" I mean specifically: fiat (paper/digital) currencies, bonds, fractional reserve lending, derivatives, and all the aspects of the so-called "financial system", which was built upon a house of cards to begin with. It was inevitable to happen, and anyone with any sense who understands what money REALLY is and how economies work, KNEW this was coming for years. Real money, for those that don't know, is gold and silver. I'm not gonna get all long-winded here and preach history about the Federal Reserve and how this country (and virtually all other countries) have robbed their citizens for the past 100+ years otherwise this post would turn into a book-length read. You can do that research yourself. In short, we've gone on for far too long relying on credit, loans, and promises to pay, with quite literally nothing of substance backing it up. And now it's all crashing down, it was mathematically impossible to continue this way forever.

    Notice how the msm doesn't mention this too much, if at all. They never talk about debt. They want you focused on a virus and they want you to think this is all because of the virus. The virus is the fall-guy they want you to blame it on, and they want you to blame it on Trump's trade deals, etc. Most of the world leaders, politicians, governors of states and counties are in the know about what's really going on. That's why they're shutting everything down, and purposefully manifesting an economic crash (in the name of safety of course, it's always in the name of public safety lol). Why won't they tell you the real truth? Simple. They don't want YOU to know! Hahaha. We're just plebs to them... Cattle, sheep, whatever you want to call it. They view us as a bunch of easily controlled morons who will be swayed any which way the shepherd and sheepdog influences the flock. And unfortunately, they're right. There's way many more people in this world that have herd mentality than those of us that can truly think and see the big picture. I've been calling for this type of event for years and very few listened, most believed I'm absolutely nuts. Just wait and see what happens. This "pandemic" isn't gonna stop any time soon, it's going to get A LOT worse, so strap in for the ride and I sure hope you all have got some food storages, precious metals, guns, and ammo. It won't be long before the govt starts handing out stimulus checks to every American, and not long after that, there will be flash mobs forming who are angry and hungry and not in their right minds, and they will be going around looting supplies. If you don't own guns or have common sense at a time like this, you're gonna have a bad time.

    Silver has dropped off a cliff, but remember that the spot price means absolutely nothing. Again, I'm not gonna get long winded about that, it'll take too long to explain. Just know that the silver and gold price are manipulated. So when you see silver down at $12/oz like it is right now, don't have any fear... You go and buy as much of it as you can. Don't believe me, take a look at every silver/gold dealer in America. They're completely sold out of EVERY SINGLE PRODUCT. This has never happened before in my life time, not even remotely close. And if you can find silver, prepare to pay over $20/oz as that's the going price right now on the street. Don't pay attention to the spot price, it's all fake. They can make the spot price 1 penny an ounce if they want to, that doesn't mean YOU'RE gonna find any to buy at that price! The elite are already well aware of this and have ransacked all silver and gold supply in the entire United States, in less than a week. Something huge is coming and it isn't the coronavirus. We're about to witness the collapse of the USD and other fiat currencies, this is going to be worse than the Great Depression. Maybe not this month, but eventually in a matter of months, expect to start seeing the govt taking Constitutional rights away left and right, and financial hardship and oppression like you've never thought would happen in the USA. Now is the time to go full "doomsday prepper" and get all the stuff you'll need. Don't panic, just be prepared. The virus isn't what you need to worry about, the financial collapse and resulting govt actions are what you need to be worried about. I'm not saying the virus is completely fake. It may indeed be a real threat, but what I'm saying is that it's merely the ALIBI, it is the CATALYST being used to crash the system.

    At the end of the day, don't let the msm/govt herd you like sheep. Everyone needs to keep their wits and fear absolutely nothing except the Lord himself. This isn't the time to buy sports cars or any other toys or luxuries. Whatever money you have, use it to store up dry and canned foods while you still can, and buy some silver/gold, and guns/ammo, and try to get your house and affairs all in order. As far as outstanding debts, forget about them. If you owe thousands of dollars to credit card companies or lenders, put all that on hold, don't give them a single dime right now. The most important priority is setting you and your own family up to weather through this storm that's coming. The creditors can be paid later, and your credit score can always be rebuilt. Personally, I'd max out all my cards on the aforementioned goods, and just not pay them off. Credit score will take a hit, but who cares. Things are about to get serious.
     
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  6. not4hire

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    No. Do you know what gives gold and silver it's value? Demand. That's it. Nothing special. Nothing intrinsic about gold or silver other than long ago it was scarce, pretty and could be made into jewelry and other things that people wanted and could be fairly easily transported.

    And because the printing press had not been invented yet.

    It could have been sheep dung, but someone decided gold was better.
    Do you know what gives a currency it's value? The ability of the state to honour it's financial obligations. What gives the state the ability to do that? The power of taxation and the economic output of the state (it's people). Again, pretty simple. Nothing mystical.
    Because there is nothing to mention.
    It is because of the virus. Do you know why? Because that is what is killing people... not some nonexistent committee.
    And the dozens of websites and publications and Alex Jones of the world would never do that, right? I mean, none them love to foment panic and sell stories in order to fatten their bank accounts.
    No comment.

    :D
    Can I interest you in a case of toilet paper and a can of Lysol wipes?
    How about some oceanfront property in Arizona?
    Yes, always "eventually"... until it doesn't happen.
    Personally, I can hardly wait for the "crisis actors" claims to justify the deaths.
    Uh... sure. o_O


    Oh, and for the inevitable "government shill" comment... could you contact them and ask them where the hell my cheque is, because I've never gotten mine. :)
     
  7. Slingshot88

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    Ok boomer. You'll get wiped out. I'm not gonna defend my comments, don't worry, I have no response for people like you. You're the perfect state-"educated", tv-watching, government-trusting, mindless consumer type, and there's no getting through to people like you. My post wasn't intended for your kind, it was intended for those who have a bit of originality and imagination left to think for themselves and notice signs that something big is coming our way. People like you make up the 90% majority, and always get caught with their pants down when something bad happens, and end up having to stand in a bread line. Don't worry, I don't think you're a "government shill". I think you're a perfectly trained, obedient citizen. Carry on and believe whatever you want to believe :)
     
  8. Slingshot88

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    Oh and the deaths will be real, clown. Never said they wouldn't be. I just said that the virus is being used as the alibi for what's really been pre-determined to happen, and that is the debt bubble popping. I never said people wouldn't die. Just like in 9/11 for example. The official story was a complete joke. There were explosives going off in both buildings, that's what brought them down in a perfect controlled demolition style, the airplanes didn't cause them to fall into their own footprints like that. Oh but the deaths were real! Oh yes! I would never say that people didn't die in 9/11, they most definitely did die. I'm just saying the official narrative is false. And that's what I'm saying for this event too. But don't mind me :)
     
  9. mjd4277

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    And this is the part where the mods either give out a warning,lock a thread, hand out a ban or all the above at once.:coffee:
     
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  10. not4hire

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    Or just carve a couple posts out to the political section. :angel4:
     
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