Friday fun … or maybe not

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You Are 63% Likely to Survive Another Great Depression


Even though you may not be expecting the worst, you’re the type of person who prepares for the worst.

You live a relatively modest life. You don’t overspend, and you aren’t very materialistic.

You are also quite self sufficient and independent. You have many useful skills.

You can take care of yourself and those you love… which is crucial to surviving another Great Depression.
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8 thoughts on “Friday fun … or maybe not”

  1. I scored 57%.

    I actually dislike this quiz. I would imagine that I was scored lower because I live in a city and do not own a weapon.

    Perhaps I should get off my lazy butt and go buy the handgun I haven’t purchased up till now. All the excuses for me are now gone because all of my kids are now adults.

  2. 68% I wonder what they ,mean by ‘survive?’

    If what they mean is ‘not die early,’ I think that is a bit low as my family knows how to hunt, fish and farm well enough to survive on the land we own. Further, we are prepared to defend ourselves and what we have.

    And David, yes you should buy a firearm, though a shotgun is probably a better choice than a handgun, and easier to learn how to use safely. If there is any reasonable chance of even temporary breakdowns in the rule of law, such as bankruptcies of cities, you should be prepared to defend yourself and your family.

  3. Don Tabor,

    I am not a weapons novice. I was awarded Expert medals in both Rifle and Pistol from the Navy.

    Pistols are better firearms for defense of your household. Perhaps a sawed off shotgun could argued to be even better, but those are illegal.

  4. David,

    I was not aware of your military experience. I thought you were contemplating a first time purchase, and novices do tend to come to grief with handguns more than shotguns.

    Even so, though I carry a handgun daily, practice defensive pistol drills frequently, and have one close at hand at home, if I were to find myself under threat at home, I would only carry the handgun on the way to getting my legal, but not terribly long, shotgun.

    Thank you for your service.

  5. I wonder if vjp expected the gun dialogue. 🙂

    Guns have their place, but I doubt guns have much to do with surviving economic declines. During the Great Depression, was there that much more violence than is usual?

    I do not think this quiz was Friday Fun. Since the last Great Depression was long ago, and we have little idea what the next great depression will look like, who has expertise to rate our ability to survive? My score was 71 percent, but what does that mean? Should I actually believe that in a great depression, 70 out of a 100 people will die before me?

    Most of what matters is immeasurable. There was only one question, number 17, that talked about what is important: Do you trust and know your neighbors?

    We need faith and friends. These make us rich. God gives us the strength to do what needs to be done now; He gives us hope that goes beyond this life. And God knows of our needs here and now. We were not made to be alone. So He gave us friends, neighbors with to share the joy our successes and the pain of our failures.

  6. I’d actually suggest just one question.

    “If things get bad, is it the government’s job to take care of you?”

    If think it is, you do not have the right mindset to get through hard times.

  7. Don Tabor,

    Actually this would be a first time purchase for me. I grew up with firearms as a youth, but once I became an adult circumstances were never convenient for me to get one on my own.

    Since I went into the military after I became an adult (now retired) I at first was not allowed to have one in my quarters. Shortly after I got married I had kids and I was too lazy to take on the extra precautions needed to safely have a weapon in the household with the kids.

    My problem is that I am rather ignorant in which weapon I might purchase offers the best value. I want something accurate and reliable without being gold plated.

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