Your bank account is a hostage waiting for ransom. Argentina proved it in 2001 when they froze every private savings pot overnight—*el corralito*—the “little fence” that became a cage. 60% survived anyway through black markets. Your turn’s coming. US debt-to-GDP makes Argentina’s pre-collapse numbers look quaint. Stop prepping for the apocalypse. Start prepping for Tuesday.
step 1: smash the piggy bank (before they do)
When Argentina capped withdrawals at $250/week, clever folks used funeral loopholes. Overpaid hospital bills by $5,000? Got refund checks the state couldn’t touch. Do this now:
– Set up two checking accounts. Auto-pay your mortgage from Account A while draining Account B to $500.
– Convert digital dollars to physical silver *this week*. CBDC locks will hit like a heart attack—no warning.
– Prepay property taxes. Overpay by 20%. Get a refund check later when paper beats pixels.
Forget “emergency cash.” That’s coffee money. You want untraceable assets slipping through the system’s fingers.
step 2: build your “arbolito” network (street market banking)
Florida Street in Buenos Aires birthed the *arbolitos*—”little trees” waving dollar bills. Cops took bribes to ignore them. Your modern version:
– Bitcoin ATMs near immigrant neighborhoods. Trade cash for crypto with no ID under $900.
– Pawn shops with “we buy gold” signs. They move prepaid Visas like candy.
– Korean grocery stores. Ask for “Hawala rates” behind the kimchi fridge.
Trade in camera blind spots: church basements, barber shop back rooms, welding garages. Bring small bills. Bring friends. Never count money twice.
step 3: hoard “dark age luxuries” (the real collapse currency)
Antibiotics traded higher than iPhones. Insulin vials bought apartments. Your barter kit:
– Fish antibiotics: Stock Forte brands (amoxicillin, cephalexin) from Chewy. A bottle trades for a car battery.
– Vet-grade lidocaine: Numb wounds or extract teeth. Burns cleaner than whiskey.
– Distilled ethanol: Fuel stoves, disinfect wounds, or trade to alcoholics. A gallon beats gold when pharmacies close.
Vices win collapses. Stockpile:
– Nicotine pouches (Zyn containers fit 20 in a sock)
– Caffeine pills (1000mg = 10 cups of coffee desperation)
– Condoms (STDs spike when antibiotics vanish)
step 4: master “fuegos artificiales” (distraction economy)
Argentines ran boring side gigs taxmen ignored. Knife sharpening. Shoe repair. Your invisible hustles:
– “Appliance repair”: Advertise free estimates. Fix nothing. Haul “broken” washers to your garage for parts harvesting.
– Dumpster dive luxury districts at 4 AM. Resell designer trash via FB groups named “upcycled vintage.”
– Run a library “book restoration” front. Actual business: passing barter tokens in Tolstoy covers.
Digital smokescreen: open an Etsy shop selling ugly scarves. Launder cash as “craft income.”
step 5: exploit “plan jefas” (state failure loopholes)
Government welfare (*plan jefas*) became survival cash—if you proved poverty. Play the system:
– “Sell” your car to your cousin. Keep the keys. Ride a rusted bike for “proof of hardship.”
– Transfer assets to Wyoming LLCs *before* collapse. Become “officially” broke.
– Apply for benefits on library computers. Use Tor browsers. Print forms at Kinko’s with cash.
Double-dip: collect food stamps while running a black market carpentry crew. The state’s collapsing. Milk it dry.
step 6: create “la gauchita” (community barter cells)
Neighborhoods issued labor credits (*créditos*). 1 credit = 1 hour plumbing or 2kg rice. Build yours:
– Start a “urban gardening club.” Vet members by trading tomato seedlings for carpentry.
– Use casino poker chips as tokens. Red = 1 hour labor. Blue = 1 lb rice.
– Meet in laundromats. Code language: “wash cycle” means cops nearby. “Dryer ready” means safe to deal.
Rules from Rosario slums:
– No real names. You’re “plumber guy” or “nurse lady.”
– No phones. Ever.
– Cheaters get banned. Permanently.
step 7: trigger “el desacato” (strategic non-compliance)
When 30%+ ignore laws (*el desacato*), enforcement collapses. Argentina hit 35% tax evasion. Your CBDC resistance:
– Offer 15% discounts for cash. Put signs in your window: “digital = full price.”
– Trade at Amish markets. No digital payments. Ever.
– Barter through Pokémon card groups. Code: “Charizard” means antibiotics. “Pikachu” means gasoline.
Organize “cash-only Saturdays.” Starve the beast.
your 90-day collapse countdown
Phase 1 (days 1-30): Drain accounts. Convert digital to physical. Hoard antibiotics.
Phase 2 (days 31-60): Build a 3-person barter cell. Start a distraction hustle.
Phase 3 (days 61-90): Plant a “poverty” paper trail. Prep welfare apps.
Argentina didn’t survive on bug-out bags. They survived on *craftiness*. Your bank’s a time bomb. Start disarming it.
Tick tock. Your money’s already on borrowed time.
investigative addendums:
– Argentine *corralito* bank freeze documents