Unfortunately, I am going to try to enjoy what I am blessed with for as long as I can. If she felt the same, things might be different. But she doesn’t.
I sat down with her a year or so ago for a serious discussion and said: “What do you think is happening? Where do think things will be five years from now?”
She thinks things will continue on as they have.
Being a student of history, I know that history is chock full of people who had all the comforts of a modern society, money, food, housing, etc., all of which they mostly took for granted..then one day, they find themselves walking down an icy road with worn out shoes, no food or money, trying to escape from something or go to something. They had a vibrant life, and whether it was the Vandals, the British, the Indians, the Yankees, the Nazis, the NVA, or even their fellow citizens, they had to leave it all behind to survive.
Well, I have been with her for the better, and will be with her for the worse.
That’s the best attitude. I’ve seen too many people “change partners” after a few years of marriage, only to realize (after the “new” wears off in the new marriage) that they’ve only just exchanged one set of problems for another set of different, and maybe worse, problems.
We’ve been married for almost 48 years. Have done some prepping; did a lot during Y2K, things which we needed and used anyway. We live in the country and have a well with okay drinking water; husband has done a manual well bucket. We got a wood heating stove (can be used to cook a bit on it, too) during Y2K that’ll probably be worn out before anything else comes along. - I grew up in a rural, simple life, so am used to taking it as it comes. . . one day at a time. . . DAILY bread.
Oh, heck, no matter how one “prepares”, there’s only so much one can do to be comfortable. We like to have exhausted ourselves before Y2K. - I would miss the heck out of air conditioning. - Bottom line . . trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. (from the Psalms)