One of the most common reasons people give me for not being prepped isn't that they think I'm a whackadoodle with my tinfoil too tight. It isn't because they can't imagine bad things happening.
It's that they don't believe they can afford it.
Now there are definitely extreme situations - like the ones that cause you to crack into your preps in the first place - in which prepping is a goal as opposed to a current way of life.
But for the rest of us, those of us who go grocery shopping each week and bring home a cart full of food, with just a few modifications you could be building a massive stockpile to see you through the rough parts. In fact, this new way of shopping can actually save you a ton of money.
As we go into harvest season, everyone knows that the farmers have had a terrible year. Add to that, the food imported from China has had a massive tarriff tacked on. (No, I'm not telling you to eat food from China. But the people buying the food from China will now have no other choice than to eat the food you were going to buy.) The cost of food is going to go up, so you will save a bundle if you buy food for tomorrow at today's prices.
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hope you have a great start to your week! Daisy
More prepper info...
Check out my book, Prepper's Pantry If you're serious about building a stockpile, check out my newly published book, Prepper's Pantry. (It's an updated version of my very popular Pantry Primer book.) Learn to prep using nothing but your current grocery budget!
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