Has it ever occurred to any of you Preppers that some of us Non Preppers are barely making it by at all? That sometimes we barely have enough to pay the bills? In my household, it goes like this: rent first, then bills, lastly food. NOTHING else until we get a little extra money. Do you preppers ever stop to think that maybe the true horror is not having enough to get by? All that matters to me right now is that we have enough to pay the bills? If the SHTF, it might be a blessing in disguise because then maybe just maybe we won't have to pay the bills that month
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1598404 but but but you live in a socialist utopia subsidized by US tax dollars for over 50 years
and if that is your condition, that is exactly WHAT the government of the US has tried to make everyone, that or actually on welfare and food stamps. don't people understand that that is absolute control by a socialist government. they WANT you living paycheck to paycheck, they don't want you to listen to alternative media and getting wise to them, they want you exhausted and stressed, zombified by MSNBC and CNN. Being brainwashed by liars and corporate media that is bought by the government. don't you see we are becoming a form of Russia?
You have horrors of not being able to get by yet you have a job, income and food to eat...
now take those three things away..... that would be the real horror.
I bet you spend money on some things you actually don't need and could use to prep if you were truly worried about it. I'm not going to sit here and list things off that you can do without, that you should shop sales and coupons, you should be going to second hand shops and salvation army for second hand clothes that are just fine. Shoot those places sell suits for 10 bucks that have been worn one time, dresses for 4 bucks and jeans and shirts for less then that. Don't tell me except for underwear and shoes you can't dress cheap but goodlooking in this country. People buy stuff wear it once and take it to goodwill.
If you want to prep, even if its for a few months worth of food, you can do it. There are many websights on what to buy to start out with. Just being AWARE is 1/2 your battle. Now start hunting out information. You live in apartment? Find a community garden, or find a friend who will LET you garden on their property. Start learning how to garden, 20 million web sights on all fruits and veggies how to garden, pick, dehydrate, can on the internet. Do this instead of watching tv.
Got tv? get rid of it, start watching internet you tube vid's on how to garden, can etc....Stop wasting time. Get the kids involved. Every Saturday is garden day. Got a balcony? Start some large pots of lettuce and salads making. Start eating lots of fresh salads, buy less premade eat now foods. Instead buy bags of rice and something to flavor them with.
Buy a dehydrator from a garage sale. Dehydrate bags of frozen veggies from Krogers (88cents) a bag. Store water and water bottles, learn how to make your own from the internet. You can buy a bag of beans or peas for 1.50, that would feed a whole family with some protein and fiber. 30 bags, 1 months of dinners. Buy spam or canned meat to flavor it with, or just grow herbs and store them for flavoring. (won't be a life saver, but it's nice).
And the real question is....
because YOU can't get enough money to put away some food for emergencies, why would I NOT do it if I can? Preppers realize not everyone can do this. Preppers usually prep for more then just themselves.
I'm sure the government if it survives the diseaster may have camps for people to go to. But I don't trust them to be anything more then death camps.
so the disaster happens
You are on your own for food.
Look around your house and apartment now, and what will you say then..."gee, I should have bought a few bags of rice instead of that____________________" you fill in the blank and do something about it.
Your not going to get much sympathy now for not prepping, you wont get ANY sympathy or help if you actually NEED the preps to survive.
