What preps I have taken are played close to the vest, and I am prepared to defend them.
I encourage others to do so.
I am neither anticipating needing to take from others nor becoming someone's serf.
Trade will be optional. I've read Selco and Ferfal and their comments in that regard made sense to me and should be required reading by all.
I have skills as well.
We aren't sitting perfect, but for the income level and not being economically leveraged at all, we're all right.
I have turned the soil with a spade before and can do it again, if I need more room to plant.
I even have a better neighbor now for such events, and we have established a mutual defense zone if things go badly.
Anyone who thinks they are going to survive alone better be very far removed from the madding crowd.
As for billionaires, maybe they will be able to roll up their sleeves and survive, maybe not. They will have huge adjustments to make, and for some of them, that just won't go well. For those of who have been dirt floor poor before, we know what we can handle.