Breakaway Bridges

Roundtable Discussion

Part 7 of how to create a storehouse series (biblical alternative to babylonian banking), tomorrow we will discuss the concept of “breakaway bridges” and how you can effectively implement them. Part of the discussion will be about precious metals, inflation and Chris Reed’s $50 Bill dream.

Many people want to know how to create a Storehouse (community pooled resource fund), and often the most convenient way of doing so is through a non-profit and use of regular checking accounts for ease of use and compatibility with the various accounting, payment systems and digital platforms. However, then your communities’ resources are being stored in a system that can fail in the future. So how do you make sure your assets aren’t subject to bank failures and inflation?

You deploy the idea of “break away” bridges. That is to say, you don’t store all of your resources in the FDIC / USD / Wall Street basket. So, if those things go away (hyperinflate, become worthless), you continue on.

Quite simply, a break away bridge is like a drawbridge. If a storm washes the bridge out, you’re still fine. You’re not dependent on the bridge but interact with others in peace time and sunny days. This is a bit like the gates concept in Jerusalem, where the gates were open S-F, but closed for sabbath, closed if an enemy was approaching, or if there’s an external threat. You have the capacity to endure through a flood, and even if the bridge gets washed out, you can make it and build the bridge back when the storm passes.

Resource links

Storehouse Vision Presentation (10 slides include the above slide): https://newbreed.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2.10.22-storehouse-vision.pdf

How to start a Storehouse

Part 1 – Seeding Storehouses
Part 2 – Why a Storehouse?
Part 3 – Needs Not My Own
Part 4 – Starting a Storehouse
Part 5 – Storehouse Governance and Structure
Part 6 – Storehouse Q&A

Austin community referred to by Lisa in discussion: https://mlf.org/community-first/

Command the Earth video also mentioned by Lisa:

Storehouse Vision page: https://newbreed.co/storehouse (if you scroll to bottom you will see Part 1-6 “How to Start a Storehouse” guide