I’ve been seeing a lot about this coming online soon. I work in NYC a lot and places are already not accepting cash anymore. What are some things people can do as individuals to get through this situation without having to actually participate. We figured a way through the vaccines, there’s gotta be a way through this.
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A lot of us are in this situation fren. I laugh when people say "just take $30 and buy 1 silver coin".
News flash...for most of us, if we have $30 we're spending it on food so our kids have something to eat other than instant ramen noodles. The world needs lower rent and food prices now. Not strategies for the wealthy to preserve their wealth while the poor and struggling lose access to what little they have left.
Your priorities are solid, food is the #1 thing to be concerned about. Rising prices on food are 1 front of the war being waged against us. And it will hit those already struggling and with kids hardest. This is intentional.
Dumb questions to follow, are you hitting food bank(s) in your area or applying for any state aid (EBT, WIC)? If you qualify take advantage of everything you can lay hands on. And do it without even one second of hesitation.
The other thing is if you do not cook learn to do so ASAP. Free to watch vids all over the internet. Most (myself included) got further & further away from cooking as our lives got more complex. It's at the point now for many that "food" is thought of as a restaurant, DoorDash / UberEarts, drive-thru / pickup, or frozen / microwaved.
This is on purpose as it creates engineered helplessnes and dependence when costs go up. Not saying this is your case but to illustrate what is going on now. Further, if restaurants closed, delivery apps crash, drive-thru & markets closed, there would be insta-riots in large cities. This is by design. Learning how to cook from a simple* ingredient set insulates you from that. It is also fun and something to get kids involved early. I wish my mom had, would have made a dramatic difference to my living standard later on in life.
*canned vegetables & meats, shelf-stable basics (corn meal & grits, oats & oat flour, white rices) and more, all cheap.