10 Life Lessons from the Great Depression

Our economy is on the brink of total collapse. I’m usually not one to get into the doomsday/SHTF type of scenarios, but a full-on economic collapse isn’t simply a disaster threat we should look out for, but it’s a mathematical guarantee that the economy of the United States is on a downward spiral and at some point will be unable to sustain itself. It is highly likely that one day, a large section of the country will be living in a modern-day Great Depression.

In some ways, we’re going to be hit a lot harder during the next Great Depression than the original Americans in the early 1930’s were. Although innovation, technology and conveniences were beginning to become mainstream during the original depression, the early 20^th century Americans were still only a few short years removed from having to be completely reliant on themselves for survival. Although it was very tough for millions of people to survive, our modern-day society is so removed from the idea of self-sufficiency that the idea of millions of people having to truly take care of themselves for the first time in nearly a hundred years is utterly terrifying to me.

A huge chunk of our modern American society will have a VERY hard road ahead. Many people today can’t wrap their heads around the idea that their job (if they’re lucky enough to have and keep one) may not be able to pay for everything they need. They’re blind to the fact that an economic collapse could very well disrupt our modern day food supply and make it difficult to even feed their family. In short, they’re living in denial. Many people are even still diluted enough to think that the GOVERNMENT is going to fix everything….somehow… right? Yeah right…we’ve all seen how well they fix problems.  

There’s an old saying that goes: “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The Great Depression taught this country several valuable lessons; however the vast majority of Americans have failed to remember those lessons. Today we’re going to go over 10 of the most important life lessons from the great depression that we should all be using very day….READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE