100-Year Toaster: Ch. 18 (Honest Money and Value)

The paradox of growth versus environmental balance (finally) wraps up today.  We out the final chapter of our next Peoplenomics ebook.  These are included with your Peoplenomics.com subscription.  However, some of the ebooks such as Power in the Second Depression are available on Amazon ($5.99). This final chapter has taken more than a year to … Read More

The Return of “Sweat Equity”

How would you like a brand-new home at less than half price? Not only is this possible, but there are people who do this all the time.  So this morning, we push around some numbers and show you how you can build your own and make a sweet pile of equity in the process. There … Read More

ShopTalk Sunday: Wood Sailboat Model Build (1)

Ever get tempted to buy one of those inexpensive Chinese model sailing ships on eBay?  Great value – way cool. The one on the right there is a good value if you want an introductory project to real model-making skills. $11.33 each plus $3.36 for a SpeedPAK from China.  The seller is m.cloud-2 out of Shanghai.  … Read More

Power in the Second Depression (Updated eBook)

When TSHTF a lot of people will be in the dark wondering “What happened?”  A few years ago, we presented a multipart series on keeping the lights on and the beer cold as economic collapse came stumbling across the world. Today – in 160-pages of downloadable PDF eBook for subscribers, a discussion of D.C. power … Read More

Fake Money Plagues as Lazyverse Arises

The market is set to continue its slide today ahead of the inflation report as CPI will be center stage tomorrow. In fact, as of 6AM today, our Elliott and trend channel view of the market looks like this from November 8th of last year right up until this morning: Pick a Fake Money! There … Read More

Monday: Twits, Tweaks, and Inflation Paradox

Wednesday morning get braced:  the Consumer Price Index (inflation gauge) will be released.  Sure, this morning is quiet and all.  But many pieces are moving just below the surface. Dow futures down 150-ish. Like Elon Musk blowing out of the Twitter acquisition this weekend.  As we’ve been following this, looks to us like there are … Read More

ShopTalk Sunday II: An Additional Inspiration Note

Long-time reader (sufferer?) Nancy reminded me of something I should have mentioned in this morning’s “Well-storied Home” discussion. In addition to the “themed” digs at DisneyWorld and Disneyland, there are some really great hotels that manage to pull off to-die-for theming in rooms that transport guests. I still have on our shopping list 4-5 overnights … Read More

ShopTalk Sunday: Imagineer a “Well-Storied” Home

I haven’t read every book about the artform called Disney Imagineering, but I’ve got a pretty good start.  Half a dozen books by geniuses like Rolly Crump. Marty Sklar, Richard Sherman, and how could we overlook two incredible handbooks on underlying processes by Lou Prosperi? One is The Imagineering Pyramid: Using Disney Theme Park Design Principles to Develop … Read More

The Canals of Earth (and Mars) II

Who needs Russia and Ukraine when drought is coming and famine is in the wings?  As so often happens, our political tools in office are trying to fix the barn after it’s on fire and the horses are gone. The world needs water – because without it, kiss off crops and light the fuse of … Read More

Reality of BTC Collapse – Debatable Tulips

A former colleague of mine suggested – shortly after BTC came out – that I accept BTC as payment for our Peoplenomics.com insider newsletter.  At the time, BTCs were rolling along at a dime, or so. “No thanks.  The whole idea of a zero utility, purely made-up, and digitally dependent currency – which will run … Read More

BTC Breaks Under $19,000 – Personal Income Fairytale

I told you so! Here’s what we posted Monday: We already know this all ends badly. The reason is simple:  The Wave 1 down whacked BTC from the $61,411 range (November around when stocks peaked, too) down to around $35,070 January 22. thousand.   Rounding-off (because of insufficient coffee to deal with decimals) call it a … Read More

Somewhat Durable – as Ukraine Prospects Dim

The Economic Outlook around here hasn’t drifted much over the weekend.  The reasonably projected future forecast here seems to look like: A slow onset of higher inflation that will crater the economy beginning in Q3 and dragging into 2023 which is likely to become recognized as a Depression by the middle of next year. A … Read More

ShopTalk Sunday: Prepping Disaster – Field Day

Famine is coming. Yeah, sure, Roe, Wade, demonstrations, hype.  Have fun with that. The larger reality is there’s no caloric payoff to any of it and damn few people will have noticed the recent Newsweek story Gathering Storm of Famine Looms Over Many Nations. What Preppers Miss Most preppers I know have never done a … Read More