Millionaire Celebrity Survivalists?

These blogs are often centered on survivalists who are also millionaires or millionaires who are also survivalists. However, we also like to review other aspects of the subject, such as how famous characters in cinema reflect the very worldview and mindset associated with this particular breed of person. Then there’s the far-less mentioned subject of the celebrity. Why? Perhaps it’s because celebrities aren’t in the business world and are often not in the survivalist world either. Come to think of it, they don’t seem to be in the same world as non-celebrities. This might explain the divide in the public consciousness between everyone with their feet on the ground and the young and inexperienced who believe anything a celebrity tells them.

Today on Rob Raskins’ Millionaire Survivalist, we’ll review the only celebrity to publicly speak in favor of survivalism by way of not trusting the government, moving out of cities, and buying guys and bunkers. His name is Post Malone, and he’s a rapper.

Cultural Enigma or New Breed of American?

When I think of a rapper, I literally expect to see someone who looks, dresses, and acts like they’re in a gang. Why? Because of the success of gangster rap. Rap itself goes back to the Sugar Hill Gang in the 1970s and merely suggests that the goal is to talk during a song instead of sing. The artist acts more as a narrator than an actor portraying the character in the story. As the art form took off, it most notably blended singing, dancing, acrobatics, and urban issues, which reflected the artists’ lives.

Thanks to the success of the Beastie Boys in the 80s, the art form crossed over to white suburban audiences who appreciated the self-referential and pop culture references to the social commentary and gang violence. While many rap/rock acts have since come and gone, I can think of only one that also fuses country elements- Post Malone.

Post Malone plays a rock guitar and tells stories with themes that lend themselves to country music despite his rap vocalization style. Ow that he’s rich and famous, the 26-year-old has had a chance to show the world who he really is.

The result:

 He moved out of his $26M Beverly Hills rental and bought a $3M luxury compound in Utah.

 Analysis

The 13K sq foot mansion sits on seven acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah’s capital. Post Malone’s message to everyone is to move out of the city and prepare yourself to defend against Martial Law, which would require the US government to override the Constitution to wage war against its own people. The point of this: to disarm them. For his many fans, I’m confident this rhetoric fits like a glove, but his move out of L.A. and into this new home seems to be a visible step in the direction of his ideology.

While this place is far from an underground bunker, the artist has claimed to have intentions of turning the home into an apocalypse-proof shelter with underground quarters with 30 bunk beds. He’s also publicly praised Utah for its open carry laws and legal purchase of silencers.

While it’s not uncommon for the rap artist to brag about their guns, they’re usually not white guys singing country. While his core fans are likely in lockstep a bit with his culture, politics, and worldview, we all know that naïve, confused white kids in the suburbs who are spoon-fed their morals by the media aren’t likely to buy a gun, even if they listen to gangster rap that glorifies cop killing.

This sociopolitical paradox is as old as the music’s success, which goes back to the 80s. Meanwhile, the kids growing up in the deep south are still wearing cut-off jeans and heading to the bayous, creeks, lakes, and beaches for Spring Break and Summer vacation with their automatic weapons, cases of beer, and footballs. They’re likely doing donuts in the sand with a jeep while blasting Post Malone. For them, this might be the only thing on the radio that speaks to their country sentiments about life, family, love, responsibility, and heartache while continuing to praise the American dream of patriotism, guns, freedom, and getting rowdy with beer and firecrackers.

This crop of kids like the energy of rap but aren’t interested in the anti-establishment lyrics and hatred of White America. They also don’t like sappy Country songs about crying in a bar drunk after losing a job and a girl, which is basically the blue-eyed blues.

Many of these kids like the alternative rock of bands like Nirvana but have zero interest in living in Portland or Seattle and reading poetry at coffee houses, bragging about the liberal agenda’s science-based approach to disarming a country in debt to the history’s most threatening superpowers.

So, if Post Malone can succeed and not sell out while calling the government liars, then maybe there’s still some meat left on the bone after all for the rest of us. Freedom of Speech is the first to go when freedom goes. Post Malone’s message of standing up for oneself, one’s beliefs, and heading out to the country with guns and bunkers makes this a free America afterall, regardless of one’s POV.

It also means that many millionaire survivalists aren’t alone in their worldview, even if most people will never afford the same options.

To read the article, click here: https://nypost.com/2022/01/25/inside-post-malones-3m-apocalypse-proof-utah-bunker/

Little Orphan Annie – Survivalist Edition

While most of us are generally familiar with Little Orphan Annie from comic strips, Broadway, and film, she’s a bit of an afterthought in today’s world. However, she’s an orphan with no one to protect her. Thus she’s scrappy and knows how to handle herself. This makes her a bit of a role model for a young generation in a post-apocalyptic world. As a result, I believe this story bears a deeper consideration.

Today on Rob Raskins’ Millionaire Survivalist, we’ll take a deeper dive into the story world of Little Orphan Annie, including the underlying philosophy and social messages inherent in the themes and plots of the classic comic strip.

Meet Harold Gray

Though the story began as an 1885 poem called “Little Orphan Annie” by James Whitcomb Riley, the story we know today is the brainchild of comic strip artist Harold Gray (pictured above), who began the strip in 1924. The New York Daily Tribune was reluctant to run the strip at first since Harold Gray’s conservative, even Libertarian politics were diametrically opposed to the left-leaning Tribune Media, the newspaper’s parent company. Finally, the comic was printed in the August 5th edition when a test run proved popular with readers.

What began as a weekly comic strip soon became a daily strip as his fanbase grew, a fact Tribune Media could not contest. Gray’s fame and subsequent fortune grew during the Great Depression, as economic struggles increased and took center stage in the households of millions. Gray’s success became contentious by critics of the strip’s stance against communism, organized labor, and FDR’s New Deal. However, the core fanbase remained fiercely loyal, as did Tribune Media to its own sales. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

According to Gray, it all began when he walked down the streets of downtown Chicago looking for story ideas. He met a little ragamuffin girl named Annie. She had common sense and knew how to take care of herself, which Gray respected. At the time, a fraction of the comic strips focused on a female character, none of which had Annie’s wits and street smarts. Gray’s idea to center his stories on Annie as an orphan makes her struggles against the world a never-ending source of storylines.

Enter Daddy Warbucks

Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks was something of a rags-to-riches story. The large, tough, streetwise machine shop owner seized an opportunity as a munitions producer for the WWI war effort. Later, he married a woman of modest means, and they never produced any children. While he was always away on business, she focused entirely on social climbing.

When Warbucks met Annie, she won him over with her chutzpah and self-reliance, along with her uncompromising morality in the face of danger. This compelled him to protect her and treat her as his own child. This is why he tells her to call him “Daddy.” This didn’t sit well with his socially conscious wife, who took every opportunity to throw her out of their house.

With Warbucks and Annie as the central figures of the classic story formula and plot, you can be assured that every story would give Annie an opportunity to struggle and Daddy Warbucks an opportunity to elevate her from her suffering.

 Analysis

Despite the large fanbase dating all the way back to the 1920s, the concept of a popular media comic strip promoting the rights of people and children to suffer through life without government support made Gray a bit of a controversial figure. Using storylines to promote the war effort by creating Annie’s Junior Commandos to recycle scrap metal for the war effort certainly benefitted our society and led to social praise of children in real life who participated. Still, the media constantly criticized him for promoting the supremacy of an unregulated, winner-take-all society with no social justice, labor laws, or interference with the wealthy.

Conclusion

Regardless of anyone’s political philosophy, the message of self-reliance, struggle, and morality at any age and income level may seem old-fashioned, but it’s real life. I think this story and these characters deserve to be seen as something other than yet another Broadway child star looking for fame and fortune. If the SHTF and society collapses, the orphans and opportunists will be all that remains. This makes them the heroes to the common man, which is all they were ever meant to be.

For more information, click here: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Little-Orphan-Annie-American-comic-strip

$5.9M Luxury Bunker for Sale in Vegas

If you’re a millionaire survivalist or a real estate investor, there’s no better way to spice up your portfolio while hedging your bet for doomsday than this. It’s an old-school bomb shelter converted into a full-on subterranean home 26 feet beneath Spencer St. For the non-locals, this is approximately 2.5 miles east of the world-famous Las Vegas Strip. This place is the perfect retreat for anyone coming back from EDC because of its amusement park-style décor.

Today on Rob Raskins’ Millionaire Survivalist, we’ll look into the latest bit of luxury real estate to hit the market, which offers an engaging time-capsule experience to anyone who enters while also offering additional survivalist options for anyone in Vegas.

Life Underground

This 15,000 square foot bomb shelter was converted into a luxury home in 1978 by Jerry Henderson, owner of Underground World Homes. Jerry was a self-described subterranean living enthusiast and investor with multiple underground houses in numerous real estate markets. At $5.9M, this particular location comes furnished with a pool, a jacuzzi, a casita, a putting green, and a 500-foot-long mural of an outdoor landscape to give the illusion of being outside. Add to this programmed time-of-day lighting, and you’ll enjoy an anxiety-free luxury living experience.

Even more interesting is the means of entrance. At street level, you enter a building structure at 3970 Spencer St. and take the elevator 26 feet down. When you get there, you see a surreal, almost cartoony version of the standard American home from the late 70s.

Of course, it’s still decorated with Vegas in mind, which is why it has a disco dancefloor instead of a concrete patio. But, despite these superficial differences, the whole place has been designed to survive underground for long periods without losing one’s nerves. As a result, it’s a perfect example of post-modern thinking as the classic cold war bomb shelter is repurposed way before the prepper’s ruled the world and before the millionaires were among them.

Given the current state of things at the national level, it’s no wonder the owners of this property felt the timing was right to reveal it to the public, especially given that the original occupants are now deceased. This is a one-of-a-kind offering in Vegas and a chance to be a part of history AND the future.

As a local, I can tell you that the options are limitless as all the heavy lifting has been done. The amount of effort and expense to create this bomb shelter must’ve been a fortune, given that the caliche rock beneath the topsoil here requires the use of explosives and/or a diamond-headed drill bit. The extra effort and expense to convert this into a livable, habitable space that can be legally considered housing must’ve been another fortune.

The next occupant could keep it with only superficial updates or consider taking it to the next level. Considering where it is, this could even mean a nightclub or hotel. The options are literally limitless. One thing’s for sure, someone will snatch this up if they haven’t already. And that someone is likely to be primed to showcase their vision for the next big thing in Vegas.

If you would like to see the original article, click here: https://nypost.com/2022/01/25/underground-las-vegas-luxury-bunker-on-sale-for-5-9m/

To see the property listing directly, click here: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3970-Spencer-St_Las-Vegas_NV_89119_M16862-23784

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The Future of Jetpacks for Today’s Millionaire Survivalist

Once again, the subject of the future inevitably returns to jetpacks, especially for those of us who grew up in the second half of the 20^th century. We thought for sure we’d all be using them as of a decade ago, but alas, every step forward sees a reduction in the value of the dollar and a loss of nerve by a “brave new world.” This is why it’s up to the strongest and wealthiest of those among us to invest in a technology before that dread EOFTWAWKI scenario hits.

Today on Rob Raskins’ Millionaire Survivalist, we’ll consider how modern advancements in jetpack tech has prepared today’s elites for an impending apocalypse. When the SHTF, I know I want to fly away from the people, calamities, and possible loss of ground under me.

Analysis

According to retired helicopter pilot Leigh Coates, “You really do feel as if you can fly.” Need I say more? We all dreamed of flying through the air, literally and figuratively, as kids do at night when they dream and in the day when they imagine having superpowers.

Jetpacks have come a long way since the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball (pictured above), where Sean Connery flies off the roof of a French chateau to escape a gunman. As the hero narrowly escaped with his life, a new day dawned before the eyes of the Boomer generation.

As of 2015, California-based JetPack Aviation(JPA) is spearheading the private and commercial market development with their JB series jetpacks. Aside from working with the military and emergency services to develop the technology, they’ve also opened up the public market with the FAA approval of the JB 10 twin-turbojet engine jetpack.

Founder/chief executive David Mayman (pictured above right) says they’re not difficult to fly and are surprisingly intuitive. Thrust and speed are controlled by the pilot’s right hand, and directional movement is controlled by the left. A computer screen shows the fuel level, exhaust gas temperature, battery status, and other relevant engine information.

Since they run on kerosene or diesel, which is not too expensive or hard to come by, they’re relatively cheap to operate. Also, no special skills in aviation are needed, so anyone with average health and fitness is welcome to sign up. Despite a cost of $4,950 for a 2-day training session, demand is surprisingly overwhelming. JPA has new technologies on the horizon as well.

In addition to the traditional backpack style jetpack, development is underway for a flying motorcycle called the Recreational Speeder (pictured above). It’s the first turbine-powered personal aircraft ever built and offers a fully stabilized vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). With air speeds up to 150 MPH and altitudes up to 15,000 feet, preorders are currently accepted.

Also, stay tuned for the Ultralight Version (UVS) and Experimental Version (EVS), which will offer additional advancements, some of which may require a pilot’s license.

Meanwhile, the military and commercial version of the Speeder (pictured above) is also being developed for the military and emergency vehicle market.

Conclusion

So, regardless of your specific needs, the onus is upon you to get on this now before the masses make you look weak in front of your inner circle. Armed with disposable income and an uncompromising dedication to your own survival in an unpredictable world, you can still make this seemingly impossible fantasy an exclusive reality.

Pre-order your jetpack today: https://jetpackaviation.com/

The Millionaire’s Perspective on Survival

In a society such as ours, where most people work a job they wouldn’t do were it not for the money, in a building they don’t own, for a product they don’t own the patent to, for a profit they won’t receive, it can be hard for them to relate to their bosses and business owners. But, of course, not all business owners are millionaires and vice versa. For the sake of this article, it’s more typical that a millionaire with a clear head about survival is not a spoiled prince.

Today on Rob Raskins’ Millionaire Survivalist, we’ll focus on the attitudes about daily life in the mind of the 1% compared to the rest of the 99%. The millionaire survivalist ranking compared to the average American may surprise you at first.

One pant leg at a time…

 Sure, you’re average, every day, working-class joe hardhat wears his heart on his sleeve, drinks a few beers with friends after work, and then goes home to his loving wife and kids in time for dinner and TV. So far, this sounds like the Simpsons. So, does this mean all rich people are like Mr. Burns? Of course not. Mr. Burns was a caricature of a classic villain from vaudeville to satirize the face of corporate greed in America. But are all millionaires corporate stuff-shirt types?

When I think of a successful millionaire entrepreneur like Richard Branson, I think of a risk-taking, meat-eating, whiskey-drinking man’s man. A ted Turner type. But what about Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos? Sure, they have their fingers on the pulse of the masses via social media and pop culture, but how would they fare in an EOTWAWKI scenario where their money can’t save them? Would they do better than Richard Branson? Or Homer Simpson?

Analysis

It’s a myth that money makes people weak or that all strong people are good at fighting or surviving, and thus that all courageous people are muscular. It’s just as foolish to assume that all survivalists are different genetically, especially given that they can train anyone of any age, gender, physical size, intelligence, or income level to do all that they can do, such as making fire, making tools, learning to filter water in the wild, and so on.

So, where then do millionaire survivalists fit with regular survivalists?

The answer: depends on the situation.

If a nuclear bomb hits and only the very wealthy are in underground bunkers, some percentage of them will survive, even if their money no longer has value. Hopefully, they have enough food stored to not have to leave and expose themselves to radiation or mutants. Meanwhile, a big, rugged survivalist in the woods will be a shadow scorched onto the radioactive desert floor.

Conclusion:

Despite Richard Branson’s age, I’d be surprised were he not more prepared for the unknown than even your average big lug at a football game. It has nothing to do with potential but rather the cultivation of skills and mindset measured as a specific form of success. When the SHTF, the leader is the one who knows exactly what to do. No one will care about anything other than the hope that they’re right and will lead them to safety.

Millionaire or not, survivalist or not, I believe a child’s education should include self-reliance in the wild, the water, saving a life, etc. I personally believe that a society of individuals prepared to face a life-threatening challenge without any help is the first major step toward any form of equality, including income, as the spirit of entrepreneurship is nurtured through fearlessness in the face of risk. But that’s just me…

 

 

Let’s Play: “Who’s the Bad Guy?” – Survivalist Edition

There’s a trend in the modern world where everyone is supposed to be amiable and attractive on social media, even at the expense of gaining agreement with others in one’s own neighborhood. Now more than ever, people are more interested in maintaining their own standard of living (comfort) than in preparing for a tough road that’s made more brutal with the ethical dilemma to never lie, cheat, or steal, even when it could be life-threatening not to.

Today on Rob Raskin’s Millionaire Survivalist, we’ll consider the righteous path of a group of people whose primary survival strategy involves agreeing with the group most able to care for them vs. a group of individuals who live life without a guarantee or guarantor. Since the ladder better represents the ethic of your classic millionaire, methinks you’ll enjoy this.

The Millionaire Survivalist Tradition

Not all of us can be millionaires, but I think most of us can avoid living in the restroom of a Greyhound Station, provided, of course, that we’re not so drug-addled as to be incapable of detecting the plot of our own failed existence.

Sure, you might think all this sounds mean because of the statistic of mental illness associated with homelessness and drug addiction, but consider this: the very condition by which people are being cultivated as cattle to be mindless consumers from the cradle to the grave, all believing they’re on a path to becoming superstars, is the source of much of the mental illness. It foments the inability to understand the boundary between reality and fantasy. Not to punch down or seem uncaring, but anyone whose survival strategy involves being a concubine to the highest bidder is not exactly in a position to tell other people how they should live. Unfortunately, this describes a high percentage of today’s youth, many males. But I digress…

To many, the very rich are villains with a classic winner-take-all attitude. As such, social media and the news are rife with story after story about what humanitarian steps people should take to be fair to others, much of which requires letting go of control of one’s own life choices.

To the millionaire survivalist, they say, “No thanks!” See? They’re too busy not being confused, on drugs, doubting their abilities, wondering what they could’ve been if someone in their family had put them in their place in their formative years. They’re too busy relishing every minute of their mental and physical strength that gives them an edge over their own fears, doubts, and limitations, such that they have the unmitigated gall to try and fail in front of others as many times as it takes to succeed.

This is what’s missing from today’s world. Everything else is second to this. This is why we think differently than the rest. This is why we don’t want others meddling in our affairs. This is why we go in the opposite direction of the rest of the herd.

Conclusion

This “child-star” culture of today seems ill-prepared for a life of hard work, financial struggle, and social mediocrity. It’s hard, but we all had to go through it. So did our parents, and their parents, and so on. Every generation had more and more electronic media pumping their young minds with proof that buying a particular cereal or clothing would equate to a life akin to aristocracy in other countries. In the end, we either learn to adapt or suffer the consequences.

 

 

Survival Training – Millionaire Style

After reflecting upon the survival topics of recent blog articles, I realized that there seems to be no obvious option in the marketplace to prepare millionaires for that EOTWAWKI scenario. While the current market is loaded with luxury underground bunkers and backpacks with water purifiers, what about learning some real-world skills? Does anyone offer a survival audit to see if your doomsday plan is up to snuff?

Today on Rob Raskins’ Millionaire Survivalist, we’ll discuss a survival camp that offered to train today’s millionaires for the apocalypse while still offering the luxury of a resort vacation.

Luxury Survival Camp

According to an article in the July 2013 issue of Men’s Journal, there was once an option to attend a week-long training camp at Canyon Ranch, a luxury resort in Tucson, AZ. Led by survivalist Randy Kinkade, the instruction centered on practical skills, such as situational awareness and resourcefulness in a natural setting. While there are/were many such programs around the country, only this one offered the gourmet food and full-service spa, along with the other opulent amenities of a world-class resort.

Analysis

While on the surface, this offering could seem laughable to many rough-and-tumble survivalists, this hybrid program was also the only luxury resort vacation that offered a hands-on survival training camp with practical skills and outdoor adventures. So, it seemed to be the best of both worlds and an excellent way for a family to enjoy a luxury vacation, outdoor adventure, and learn some practical survival skills.

The resort’s travel package offered two programs:

1. The regular classes built into this package offered the following:

• Instructor Randy’s guided hiking and biking tours along 50 trails and 20 high-altitude trails (2 – 9,000 feet) in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
• Fire-building with a drill stick, fiberboard, and tinder gathered locally
• The chance to face the frustration of fear that leads to self-doubt in a crisis situation so that a proper plan could be executed in a clutch moment

2. Primitive Outdoor Skills Package twice a year that also included:

• Hoko-style knife made from stone, sticks, and yucca fibers.
• Tracking and observational skills to avoid getting lost in nature
• Hunting with rustic weaponry
• How to improvise in the wild with nothing, Bear Grylls style.

Additionally, these guided tours include transportation to and from the trailhead, backpacks, water, snacks, bikes, helmets, and access to monkey ropes, so vacationers can cut loose in the wild.

At $3,030 per person, the all-inclusive travel package offered a four-night stay at the luxury resort, including dining, spa, entertainment, and transportation to and from the Tucson Airport. Unfortunately, this package is no longer offered at the Canyon Ranch Resort in Tucson, and Randy Kinkade appears MIA.

To read more from the original article, click here:

https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/the-luxury-survival-school-20130723/

The Importance of Real Estate in your Survival Plan

When it comes to any discussion about surviving in a post-apocalyptic world or a general conversation about practical habits of wealth-building from beginner to advanced, there’s one option that’s standard across the board: real estate. Sure, you’ve heard about the importance of investing in real estate to grow your asset value, hedge against the markets, and adopt an investment mindset when it comes to your expenses, but did you know that millionaires and billionaires are investing in property in strategic locations around the world? Of course, you did. You’re a millionaire survivalist and a damn good one!

Today on Rob Raskins’ Millionaire Survivalist, we’ll consider how today’s mega-wealthy elites have modified their real estate aims to invest in real estate that meets the needs of their doomsday bunkers, which ultimately protect themselves and their families from the masses, along with their comfort, protection, and way of life.

New Zealand?

According to the German American venture capitalist billionaire behind Facebook, Pay Pal, and Politico, Peter Thiel has already acquired land and citizenship in Queensland, New Zealand. Why not? It’s a lovely place, far from the masses, and an ideal location to insulate oneself from a world overrun by angry mobs with diseases and unusable money. He’s not the only one.

All things considered, independent analysis of the best place to live on the planet when it comes to mitigating exposure to the dangers of climate change, access to resources, distance from large populations, and so on all point to New Zealand.

Deep Dive

For the same reason, there’s been an increase in the number of wealthy people investing in housing in places like the Hamptons, which again fit the mold of safety and comfort in a private, gated setting, amongst people of the same class, and out of touch from the hordes of masses sure to turn on them in an SHTF scenario.

As people often kid about the idea of being an ultra-right-wing conservative “doomsdayest,” the world’s wealthiest people have long been solving this problem for themselves in private. How? By doing it in plain sight for obvious reasons, such as access to unparalleled luxury, privacy, and a way of life not available to the rest of us. As a result, millionaires inevitably find themselves in similar situations as the mega-rich, even if on a smaller scale.

Why? Simple. Because anyone with something to protect and the time to spend contemplating the possibility of failing is going to lose sleep until the problem is solved. Meanwhile, the “commoners” aren’t preparing for anything. Why? Because commoners are defined less by their lack of wealth than by being blissfully unaware of a reality beyond the world as they see it.

So, while the Kardashians may be uber-rich and likely looking for a secret place to go in the event of an EOTWAWKI scenario, they continue to hide in plain sight by adopting socially acceptable attitudes to win in L.A.s high school mentality popularity contest. Meanwhile, the people who own the media companies that produce their shows are not. Why? Cause they don’t have to. That’s what the Kardashian’s are for. Duh…

Conclusion

So, whatever your M.O., bear in mind that when it comes to making intelligent choices and a master plan, real estate is always your friend and should be considered strategically by its ability to meet all of these conditions.