This blog site is supposed to be about what Cheryl and I try to do every week to prepare for the difficult times we believe are soon upon our country. While this is not a political blog site I do want to make it clear that I don't believe for a minute the so called news that comes from Washington or New York. What I do believe is the evidence of my eyes and ears, and my gut instincts. I read the financial sites and blogs, and while these are all over the place as far as good time to bad times the trend is definitely to the bad.
History show that fiat money always fails. The dollar is backed not gold and silver as is used to be, but by "the full faith and credit of the United States". Our credit has run out and if anyone has been paying attention to some of the real news, so has the faith.
So some weeks it is hard to find the money to put things back like batteries, toilet paper, food staples. What do you do those weeks?
The answer is that those are the weeks you take the time to access your situation. take the time to organize your preps, identify deficiencies, and make a plan to address them. Make a list (Cheryl loves lists) and prioritize what you need to address next. For example:
1.Water
A. Storage
B. Purification
Are you storing bottled water? Do you have jugs or even pop bottles?. Do you have a water filter like the Big Berky or AquaRain or a Katadyn Pocket Filter? You can live for 3 weeks without food but only 3 days without water. Cheryl and I are fortunate to have both the AquaRain and theKatadyn Pocket Filter. We used the AquaRain to filter sping water for 4 years when we lived in Tennessee. You can live without Twinkies but not without water. Don't assume that you'll always be able to go to the faucet and water will come out, make a plan!
So the point is to understand what you need day to day to ...live. How about a list that looks like this.
Water
Food
Clothing
Shelter
Medical
Security
Etc.
Sit down and break out each of these catigories and decide what they really mean to you. You may not be able to to anything about them each week but to identify, access, plan, or organize. This week I am going to be focusing on food. I know I have the water covered. But I need to put back more staples and find a way to start gardening again. Next week I may still be on that or move on to some thing else. The point is ...DO SOMETHING!! Clean a closet to make room. Re-organize your kitchen. Go through your meds and throw out the ones that are expired, and identify what needs replaced.
Okay now go make a plan....I'll quiz you later ;)
