Economic Risks & Warnings

Warning signs, emerging threats, and developments worth reading about.

Economic problems rarely appear without warning. Financial crises, market disruptions, inflationary pressures, debt problems, housing downturns, and broader economic challenges are often preceded by trends and indicators that signal growing risk. These articles examine warning signs, emerging threats, and economic developments that could affect American families, workers, retirees, businesses, and communities. The goal is not to predict the future, but to better understand potential risks and the consequences they may create in our challenging economic times.

Ignoring risks does not make them go away. Ignoring them only makes a crises worse..


  • They just can’t help themselves…more BS about the economy…

    I am sick and tired of it!!!! So Trumpster posts: “With a great Jobs Report, like just announced, stocks should go up, not down. That’s the way it was for 200 years. Growth does not…

  • Urgent Follow-Up…Please Read!

    This is a follow-up to a recent economic series < click here to read that series > The evidence is piling up; consumer confidence and consumer sentiment have fallen sharply, retailers like Lowe’s, Home Depot,…

  • Economics 101 – Part #5 of 5 (closing)

    You should probably read the previous four parts before reading further…this post will make much more sense if you do: < click here to read Part #1 > < click here to read Part #2…

  • Economics 101 – Part #4 of 5

    You should probably read the previous three parts before reading further…this post will make much more sense if you do: < click here to read Part #1 > < click here to read Part #2…

  • Economics 101 – Part #3 of 5

    You should probably read the previous two parts before reading further…it will make much more sense: < click here to read Part #1 > < click here to read Part #2 > So now is…

  • Economics 101 – Part #2 of 5

    You should probably read Part #1 before reading further. This post will make more sense if you do. < click here to read Part #1 > Now let’s talk about how “wealth” influences any discussion…

  • How humiliating…how far we have fallen!

    Trump has landed in China and made quite the impression!! Yup, lots of pageantry and photo ops and flag waving. And then Trump started talking…ooooppppppsssssss. Yeah, he kissed Xi’s ring like a pro…then butt-kissing, flattery,…

  • GARDEN : Truth, Reasoning, & Their Endless BS !

    I’ve been asked “why” I am writing so much about gardening lately. For one…it is the beginning of the gardening season and I want to share my knowledge and experience…and maybe a little motivation along…

  • GARDEN : Disaster Strikes !

    Some days you just wanna…well, wonder what the heck is going on. Last Saturday morning was one of those days…disaster had struck in the garden the night before. Well, technically in the greenhouse…but it is…

  • > > WARNING : Expanding War & False Flags & Worse

    I started writing this articled last Wednesday, it was mostly done by Friday. But, events were changing rapidly and several pieces of the puzzle I couldn’t verify at the time. I decided to allow events…

  • SitRep : March 7th, 2026

    Another one of these articles where I really don’t want to write it, I don’t want to spend the time on it, and I don’t want to get worked up over it…coz I will, inevitably,…

  • Q & A : US War with Iran

    The Iran War is raising a lot of concerns and questions…and some fear. Let me address some of the questions that are coming in… First off…I’m glad you realize it is actually a war. It’s…

  • SitRep: Economy – 3/3/2026

    I had been preparing a post on the updated state of the economy, especially post-SOTU last Tuesday. I got side-tracked with tasks around the glamstead and postponed the article. And then the war started with…

  • It continues to tank…

    Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said…”OOOpppppsssss!” On Friday they announced that their 2025 job creation numbers were off by 900,000. Yeah, BLS…the Federal Government…overestimated the number of jobs created in 2025 by nearly a million.…

  • 2026 Outlook

    I’m not a big one on doing predictions and I’m certainly no prophet. Heck, I’m a just a small website keyboard warrior…and I occasionally share some homestead information. For 2026…yeah, I’ve changed that up a…

  • Where do you…

    A question I get from time-to-time is “If you are so down on the stock market and economy where do you put your money?” Well, that’s assuming we have any money! Truth be told…we have…

  • Let the numbers ring !

    The US federal government just released the official numbers a couple of days ago…records set! Big beautiful, best every, fantastic, gorgeous, most largest numbers ever in the history of the country. Seriously, there’s never been…

  • Feedback : Contrasting…#1

    I wrote the “Huuuummmmm……….” article yesterday, I wasn’t sure if I would get any replies or feedback…but I did. The interesting things that came from them were a bit contrasting in nature. I responded to…

  • Huuuummmmm……….

    You know me…I love facts, figures, stats, and evidence. Research is fun for me…normally. Yesterday I was doing some work installing well & water tank controls for a 3-family glamstead. Loved it! Well, a bit…

  • Feedback : Paul

    RE: Economy, Income, Home Prices… < click here to read > Paul writes: So far, this has been an enjoyable (?) series. Very eye opening. With me retiring and hopefully moving to Texas from Utah, (to…