[Dr.Zoidberg]

I advise people to shop at thrift stores, garage sales, Craigslist and eBay.

I don't know about ebay, but the other three are already in our plans.

Don't forget flea markets and the often scowled upon art of the dumpster dive. (it's not just for leftists anymore.)

We've got a little land, and usually have a good sized garden, we're going to double the size and put in easily storable staples, potatoes, carrots, turnips, etc.. Up to now we've used the hybrids, but this year we're going heirloom and saving seeds come the fall.

If I can get the cash shaken loose, I'm also planning some chickens and rabbits for meat, eggs and fertilizer.

[o_zarkman44]

Check out the Baker Creek Heirloom seed company, i think the town is Marshfield Missouri. They have everything for the garden.

[Gabz]

Don't forget flea markets and the often scowled upon art of the dumpster dive. (it's not just for leftists anymore.)

The leftists stole both of those from our side in an attempt to make something of themselves..........

[hunter112]

I don't know about ebay...

Two kinds of sellers there, the mega-seller, and the "I've got some stuff I need to get rid of and somebody might pay me a couple of bucks for it" seller. I've done well with both kinds of people, most of the former category are just independent entrepreneurs. In fact, as the retail outlets close, the only way to find parts or accessories for things that we've already got is to go to eBay.

Don't forget flea markets and the often scowled upon art of the dumpster dive. (it's not just for leftists anymore.)

That's funny, I was just thinking this weekend that we're going to have to adopt techniques that the Abbie Hoffman "Steal This Book" types were using forty years ago to try to end the Vietnam War! The only difference is that they were never going to be productive members of society, they were always going to suck off of a government teat no matter how things went, and we are the people who really produce things and make the world work. Our shutting down will have a much greater effect than the hippies dropping out.

Good luck with the garden! I'm going to see if I can get a couple of half whiskey barrels for the back deck to grow some yellow Finnish potatoes, I don't think the condo association would let us get away with anything less froo-froo!