On: Harry Browne’s Rules of Financial Safety (1999)

[dennis_jeeves1]

16. Have relationships with functional/reliable people who will help you in a crisis. ( easier said than done)

[andruby → dennis_jeeves1]

This seems to have been easier in the past than it is now. Family traditionally played that role and I hope for a lot of us still does.

We do seem to be living in a society more disconnected than before.

[pjfin123 → andruby]

Yeah financial crises wouldn't be as bad if more of people's economic activity was more embedded in a family or local community with people they know personally.