Kyrt Ryder wrote:I'm pretty sure they don't allow pre-payment of taxes.
Creator of Shire Silver, a precious metals based currency. I work on a permaculture farm. Old nerd. Father.
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
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Chris Badgett
Cocreator of Organic Life Guru. Have you seen what's happening over there?
Idle dreamer
Alder Burns wrote:Creative, cutting edge, and arguably beneficial companies (such as those that make solar panels and wind turbines, for instance) tend to be just as volatile, or moreso, than the general economy. Recently I've discovered a couple of venues, Mosaic (which focuses on solar panel installations) and Lending Club (which does direct credit loans, cutting out most bank profits) which seem to offer yields much better than bank accounts or CD's, but without the stomach churning up and down of stocks.
Gert in the making
Author of Septic Tank Options and Alternativesand Permaculture Guide to Reed Beds, published by Permanent Publications, UK.
Gilbert Fritz wrote:I'm wondering what you would invest in if you had a chunk of money that you wanted to avoid being swallowed up in an economic downturn or used in an unethical manner. I don't mean, what to buy for the zombie apocalypse. I mean, what to invest in that will hold its value during the second great depression.
I'm interested in both physical objects or assets and in more traditional "investments;" ways to generate continuing income from an investment, and things to buy that will be more valuable in ten years time, come what may.
Alder Burns wrote:The problem with the above posts is that these investments are illiquid....they can't easily be converted into exchangeable value or cash, and they can't easily generate income. Land values go up and down, and the only way to generate income from land is to work it yourself, or to have tenants, which brings it's own potential for drama. I guess that after 20 plus years of getting ready for the world to end and it not happening just yet has changed my attitude. I want income-generating investments that are stable and more or less liquid. Few stocks and "funds" fit this well, especially when you add in the qualification of "morality" of any sort (i.e. no arms manufacturers, no tobacco, no GMO's, etc.) Creative, cutting edge, and arguably beneficial companies (such as those that make solar panels and wind turbines, for instance) tend to be just as volatile, or moreso, than the general economy. Recently I've discovered a couple of venues, Mosaic (which focuses on solar panel installations) and Lending Club (which does direct credit loans, cutting out most bank profits) which seem to offer yields much better than bank accounts or CD's, but without the stomach churning up and down of stocks.
Idle dreamer
Lisa Allen MH (AstroHerbalist)
TimingMagic.com
Earthworks are the skeleton; the plants and animals flesh out the design.
Some places need to be wild
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