Well said, and my current plan as well. Thinking I may need to convert even more saving to metals and pull the rest out of the bank. The imminent "bail in" where banks start using our money to pay their debts is going to gut people. I'm done with them playing with my money, even if it is all fake fiat shit at this point.
... and trusting that the Lord will look after His people throughout these turbulent times. Looking forward to His soon coming. God bless you & yours..........MJ
I am doing this too. I am donating many items I cannot use and family/friends do not want. Making room for what I want/need to weather the incoming storm. Wishing everyone here a wonderful Sunday.
I shop at home for groceries now. Need another jar of peanut butter? Go to storage. Need macaroni? Go to storage. It's great not having to go to the grocery store all the time.
My wife got a solar lit wind chime as the door prize at a meeting the other day. She wanted me to hang it up on the front porch. I went to the garage and got a package of small hooks so old they were priced 39 cents. If I need wood for something, I go to the garage. It's like that for so many things.
We've also been selling things we don't need in yard sales, or donating them to thrift stores.
yes^ that's what we do too, have grandkids & a big house, so we pretend like we're going to the store when we go to the pantry room (old bedroom full of food) husband thinks I'm crazy, but funny he doesn't complain when I can find good snacks without leaving the house;)
another fun challenge is to make something different with what we have/like those cooking shows. have come up with some good & cheap recipes.
"Mandy In The Making" has good recipes on YouTube, and she and her husband are funny as well. "Appalachia's Homestead with Patara" has some cooking, but Patara also shows how to take care of animals and talks about the current "situation." She has to talk "in code" about some of the things we all know about. She's a hoot. Her husband rarely talks, but he's sensible and funny sometimes.
The windchimes have plastic hummingbirds that glow at night and change colors. I installed it yesterday. I was surprised when I saw it changing colors last night. It's a generic Chinese thing from Amazon, not even a brand name on the box, just "Wind Chimes."
My wife has been using some of my garage shelves for food storage. I was annoyed at first but having months of supplies is amazing.
And as for using them, she’s been like a different woman the last year or two. Some of the dinners she whips up are amazing! Not sure if it’s her being an oma two times over now or she’s sneaking recipe surfing but damn great things coming from the kitchen!
I would also recommend finding a skill or stockpiling items for bartering.
(Edited to add: I'm not speaking solely/specifically to you, OP, who has already said you are developing/using important skills like gardening. This is just me speaking to anyone reading this.
I'm a very sloppy writer, sorry.)
In a TEOTWAWKI event, I personally don't see people using silver/gold much for everyday use. And in that, I see things like old gold/silver jewelry and old silver coins (old circulated silver dimes/quarters, NOT collectible stuff) being used, and not the silver/gold bars many people are investing in.
The gold/silver bars will come in much later, to re-establish wealth, when society starts to rebuild. How long "later" is, is debatable. I personally think it will be years.
In the meantime, instead of fiat money, I think people will fall back on skills and consumables. Obviously basic nursing skills will be useful. As well as mechanical and engineering skills.
But don't underestimate practical life skills like cooking and gardening and canning and sewing and knowing which wild plants are safe/useful and which are not. Being able to do and teach these skills will be useful. Even small things like knowing how to give a decent haircut will be handy.
These types of basic skills are easy and free to learn by pretty much anyone. And a much better use of time than watching reruns of The Bachelor or whatever it is people do to waste time. And can be used now, before anything life changing happens. And even in the case that nothing we expect to happen comes to be, they will still enrich your life (and save money doing it).
Also stockpiling items people will want/need in order to barter will be important. In that, I think things like booze, smokes, OTC medications (advil/tylenol/pepto/exlax,etc...) would be good to have. Seeds for food gardening. Fishing hooks,lures,line,etc....
Anything you see that is cheap and useful, maybe buy a few extra and put them away strictly for barter.
From what I read around here, I'm getting the impression that many people are leaning hard on the silver/gold they're investing in, and I worry that many anons are going to have a rough go in the time it takes society to get back to the point where large(ish) amounts of silver/gold will be important.
This is just the tip of a very big iceberg. There will be many more bank failures.
My game plan:
You forgot to DRS Gamestop in your plan.
Shall we play a game?
[N]othing [C]an [S]top [W]hat [I]s [C]oming
NCSWIC
^ This
I HODL GME and I’m zen as fuck right now.
Always worried how to sell and get them out of DRS into broker’s hands to sell when the time is right. Any good instructions ?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/r6007w/stepbystep_on_how_to_sell_directly_from/
Awesome. Thank you! Hodl fren.
That doesn't work on highly volatile stocks and what banks are going to lend you money against your shares anyway?
https://www.cisa.gov/safecom/about-ncswic
Well said, and my current plan as well. Thinking I may need to convert even more saving to metals and pull the rest out of the bank. The imminent "bail in" where banks start using our money to pay their debts is going to gut people. I'm done with them playing with my money, even if it is all fake fiat shit at this point.
Yes it's fake, but your hard work and sweat are real. 🐸
Fuck the bankers...let's gooooooooo
Sounds like a winning plan to me friend.
... and trusting that the Lord will look after His people throughout these turbulent times. Looking forward to His soon coming. God bless you & yours..........MJ
Thank you for your blessing and I return many blessings back to you and your family. Have a great weekend.
this is what I'm doing too and cleaning my house, using up all the old. kind of like shopping at home/never know what you'll find.
I am doing this too. I am donating many items I cannot use and family/friends do not want. Making room for what I want/need to weather the incoming storm. Wishing everyone here a wonderful Sunday.
I shop at home for groceries now. Need another jar of peanut butter? Go to storage. Need macaroni? Go to storage. It's great not having to go to the grocery store all the time.
My wife got a solar lit wind chime as the door prize at a meeting the other day. She wanted me to hang it up on the front porch. I went to the garage and got a package of small hooks so old they were priced 39 cents. If I need wood for something, I go to the garage. It's like that for so many things.
We've also been selling things we don't need in yard sales, or donating them to thrift stores.
yes^ that's what we do too, have grandkids & a big house, so we pretend like we're going to the store when we go to the pantry room (old bedroom full of food) husband thinks I'm crazy, but funny he doesn't complain when I can find good snacks without leaving the house;)
another fun challenge is to make something different with what we have/like those cooking shows. have come up with some good & cheap recipes.
this channel is helpful, lots of ideas & a reminder of history. https://youtu.be/P4IjNV3lZkQ
and will have to get some of those windchimes, want to make a little off grid cabin camp spot in our yard/comfy when SHTF is my goal🐸
"Mandy In The Making" has good recipes on YouTube, and she and her husband are funny as well. "Appalachia's Homestead with Patara" has some cooking, but Patara also shows how to take care of animals and talks about the current "situation." She has to talk "in code" about some of the things we all know about. She's a hoot. Her husband rarely talks, but he's sensible and funny sometimes.
The windchimes have plastic hummingbirds that glow at night and change colors. I installed it yesterday. I was surprised when I saw it changing colors last night. It's a generic Chinese thing from Amazon, not even a brand name on the box, just "Wind Chimes."
My wife has been using some of my garage shelves for food storage. I was annoyed at first but having months of supplies is amazing.
And as for using them, she’s been like a different woman the last year or two. Some of the dinners she whips up are amazing! Not sure if it’s her being an oma two times over now or she’s sneaking recipe surfing but damn great things coming from the kitchen!
100% agree.
I would also recommend finding a skill or stockpiling items for bartering.
(Edited to add: I'm not speaking solely/specifically to you, OP, who has already said you are developing/using important skills like gardening. This is just me speaking to anyone reading this. I'm a very sloppy writer, sorry.)
In a TEOTWAWKI event, I personally don't see people using silver/gold much for everyday use. And in that, I see things like old gold/silver jewelry and old silver coins (old circulated silver dimes/quarters, NOT collectible stuff) being used, and not the silver/gold bars many people are investing in.
The gold/silver bars will come in much later, to re-establish wealth, when society starts to rebuild. How long "later" is, is debatable. I personally think it will be years.
In the meantime, instead of fiat money, I think people will fall back on skills and consumables. Obviously basic nursing skills will be useful. As well as mechanical and engineering skills.
But don't underestimate practical life skills like cooking and gardening and canning and sewing and knowing which wild plants are safe/useful and which are not. Being able to do and teach these skills will be useful. Even small things like knowing how to give a decent haircut will be handy.
These types of basic skills are easy and free to learn by pretty much anyone. And a much better use of time than watching reruns of The Bachelor or whatever it is people do to waste time. And can be used now, before anything life changing happens. And even in the case that nothing we expect to happen comes to be, they will still enrich your life (and save money doing it).
Also stockpiling items people will want/need in order to barter will be important. In that, I think things like booze, smokes, OTC medications (advil/tylenol/pepto/exlax,etc...) would be good to have. Seeds for food gardening. Fishing hooks,lures,line,etc.... Anything you see that is cheap and useful, maybe buy a few extra and put them away strictly for barter.
From what I read around here, I'm getting the impression that many people are leaning hard on the silver/gold they're investing in, and I worry that many anons are going to have a rough go in the time it takes society to get back to the point where large(ish) amounts of silver/gold will be important.
Just my two cents worth.