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I've been unemployed for months (very hard finding a job right now) and may not be able to afford to pay my mortgage soon. Thinking about buying an old RV once I need to start dipping into my investments to pay my bills, because my investment money won't last me long with my high mortgage payments. I'm probably a bit "underwater," so will probably need to just "walk away" from my mortgage if I can't find a job. Half my investment money is currently in gold, maybe 5% in European defense stocks, and the rest in cash. My investments were mostly in tech a couple months ago, but I felt like the AI bubble was going to pop soon, and there's no way the economy will be good during the self-coup that's happening right now. I do have some food and water stored in case of some kind of disaster. Probably need to get some dental work done while I can. Also stocked up on ammo in case something crazy happens, like roaming death squads, so I can go out fighting. Might put another 10% in gold today; not really sure if we're going to experience monetary deflation or inflation yet; could see it going either way, depending on the Fed, fiscal policy, and if countries start abandoning the dollar.