Recently I've
had a lot of emails lately from readers that are nervous about the current
state of our economy, in particular the rising cost of fuel and groceries. Our cost of living at the moment is
staggering and for those that are on fixed incomes or haven't seen a pay raise
in a good long time are worried and rightfully so. When the pandemic first started in 2020 and
people began to panic shopping and clearing shelves it was a wakeup call for a
lot of us. For others it just seemed
like a temporary situation and no cause for alarm. But as time has progressed things have not
improved. It has steadily become worse.
Some of my
readers have told me they wished they had started a stockpile a couple years
ago when I first mentioned it. Now they
fear it is too late. It isn't. If you haven't begun to stockpile and prepare
for whatever the future has in store for us, I encourage you to start right
now. It is never too late to try to do
whatever you can to put yourself in a better position in life.
I have written
dozens of posts about prepping, financial preparedness, raising chickens and
gardening (attempting), thrifty and all that it entails. Use this blog as your resource library and
take from it what you will. And of
course email me with your questions and concerns. I'm happy to help however I can, even if it
is simply to encourage you. It is not
too late. Start right now. Let's party on!
Absolutely...get started! One cannot amass a retirement fund without that first dollar. Same goes for a pantry or larder as some prefer to call it. I know one blogger who saves $5 bills to pay a specific fund. It's a great start even if only 1 per month!
ReplyDeleteWatch those sales and do NOT buy something you don't regularly eat. It's wasted $ if you don't enjoy it.
I completely agree! :o)
DeleteI don’t think it’s too late. Little by little adds up.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right!
DeleteNever too late, and it doesn't have to happen all at once. A couple of extra cans or packages each shopping trip will add up. And absolutely what Elle said - if you don't eat something regularly, it doesn't belong in the pantry stash. In my case, that would be nasty starchy gross canned peas (love fresh or frozen peas though).
ReplyDeleteDon't forget how to prepare the food - an extra bag of charcoal or grill tank, camp stove, maybe even a solar oven in case of extended power outage.
There are no canned peas in my pantry either. LOL
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