Human have been trying to predict the future for as long as there have been humans.

They have also been failing at it since then too.

This Is Not An Ideal World
Whatever estimate is given, no matter how backed up by evidence it may appear to be, is still pure speculation. Geographers can’t tell you with 100% certainty when a natural disaster will take place, and economists can’t tell you with 100% certainty when an economic crisis will take place – no matter how confident they may appear to be. And although it’s easy to point fingers at the causes of an economic crises after the crises have taken place, really if we knew with absolute certainty that something bad was coming long enough before the bad event, we would’ve been able to prevent or avoid the problem in the first place.

Stop Wasting Time
If you do sit around asking yourself the question, “When will the SHTF?,” what you’re doing is wasting a great deal of your time – valuable time you could actually be spending on preps, or expanding your learning in ways that will help you to better prepare.
It only takes about 15 minutes to go through your winter emergency supplies list and to make sure you’ve got everything you need in case of a terrible snow or ice storm in the upcoming months.
Similarly, it only takes a few minutes a day to grow your survival and preparedness knowledge – through reading survival news, through learning from others’ experiences on survival forums, and by browsing through prepper articles like this one.

Since the beginning of time, we have been trying to “divine” what is in store for us and for the most part, despite a few lucky guesses, we have failed miserably.

Because of that, not preparing for a potential survival event – even if you are only preparing for a minor event, is asking for trouble.

For more information on how to prepare, please check out More Than Just Surviving.