Posted on 03/07/2022 6:05:26 AM PST by mikelets456
I have included a "How to prep" website because I had to list a valid link. But here's a few questions I have and want to get your input of how you're preparing. First, I have always been a "prepper lite". Food storage, extra food, life straws, ammo, defense, a garden, dried foods, frozen meats, gasoline, LPG, AWD fuel efficient SUV, items to barter with, etc. I always thought we were sufficiently prepped until Covid happened, then I realized, there's far more thought involved, especially when living up North in PA with heat, ample supplies of food, water, coffee, first aid, etc.
My questions are as follows: ---What are you doing NOW to prepare? ---What are you preparing for? (Meaning--crash of the dollar? Gas shortages? Food shortages? All of those listed?) ---How are you preparing? ---How about protecting your home? Garden? Food sources? While trying to help others? ---Do you have a "bug out" plan? How is that prepared? ---Do you have a list of trusted people? Can people really be trusted when the SHTF?
If there's anything else I'm missing, please add or let me know.
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Prepper and survivalism ping.
Good topic—already moved way out in the boondocks.
For any Freepers who have not done so, it is time folks.
Be ready to be mobile.
Be the Genghis Khan if need be.
I am picking up a couple of bags of egg noodles and other extras every time I shop. May not be gourmet but a can of tuna and a bowl of buttered egg noodles with Parmesan Cheese is a cheap and filling meal when all else fails.
“Good topic—already moved way out in the boondocks.
For any Freepers who have not done so, it is time folks”.
Good for you. But it’s easier said than done.
For the past two months I have been overstocking my pantry with non-perishable food items.
My principal reason for overstocking is inflation.
If the price of food products is increasing by 7% annually, I can get a better return on my money by buying non-perishable food that I can get by buying a bond that yields 3%.
If there also happens to be a food shortage, then that is just ‘icing on the cake’.
The time to do this is ‘always.’
Best to have been well down the path for some time.
Still, if you ‘done so, DO IT NOW. Get started. Be sensible.
I recommend Jonathan Hollerman. griddownconsulting.com
We are thinking the same along those lines...buy those items that keep for quite awhile. As much as I dislike spam it’s starting to look yummy. 😝
Canned tuna, rice and beans make up a good amount of my food prep.
Good topic—already moved way out in the boondocks.
For any Freepers who have not done so, it is time folks.
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Our daughter went from being a lefty “NYC dweller”...then to Philly-—and after being caught in lockdowns and riots, she moved to WV, 5 acres, garden, etc.
We have been looking at property with a small home in WV, KY and some similar areas. However, my parents and wife’s parents are in their 80’s and we don’t feel right leaving YET. But we are at the point where removing money from our 401K, buying property CASH then worrying about the taxes and penalties later. Any input on that would be nice-—we’re 54 years old.
Agreed—but today is the day to start looking...you can’t finish a task until you start it.
But a variety of spices and air seal them. Not just salt and pepper. Once properly sealed, dried spices will last ‘forever.’
Meal fatigue is a real thing, and spices make the difference.
When we made our move (many years ago) we took money out of the 401K and paid the tax penalties.
The lower cost of living quickly made up for the loss.
God blessed me with seven acres of alabama farmland where I have a private well.
I have my goats, laying ducks, horses, and vegetable garden and fruit trees.
My neighbors have bees for pollination and honey as well as chickens.
My other neighbor has cattle, though it’s becoming expensive to purchase them.
We have been stocking up on dry food and canned goods. We have our own canning equipment. We can purify our own water. And I buy ammo every time I come across it.
I hope it’s all for nothing.
I feel for those in the cities and suburbs. The cities will crumble into chaos first where it will spill into the suburbs.
I bet the peace of mind made up for a lot as well ;-)
How did you do that? Did you simply contact the plan manager or 401K “contact us”? How are the taxes and fees paid? Prepay? Next tax season?
Thought I might beat a gas price bump going out and filling up Sunday afternoon, esp when I saw /CL futures +$10.50.
Nope. $5.09
LukeL —
Be sure to have the means to cook those noodles in your ‘what if?’ plans. (water/ heat)
NET: buy ready-to-eat-if-you-have-to items.
You can eat many things out of the can or package if you are really hungry, but uncooked noodles are not one of them.
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