Summary: Today we talk about 10 simple steps that people can take toward making life’s road a little smoother Today We Talk About... Plan for disaster based on the simplified threat matrix. Personal – Community – City. 99.9% of the things which can go wrong will fall into these 3 regions in your life. There is no sense preparing for a global pandemic when you are not prepared for your wife to lose her income for two weeks because of foot surgery. I can only say we are trying to cover the basics and once those are done, can we move to larger items. Store at least 30-90 days of reserve food and water. 90% of disasters are personal, this should get you through most of them. Having reserve food also saves you money and time. You do not have to buy when you need it only when it is on sale. You also get the added convenience of having your own personal convenience store in your house. Plant a garden because you can only store so much food. I want you to learn to grow your own food for a myriad of reasons. The main two are 1) it supplements what you have stored. 2) It provide a valuable knowledge set. Having a garden will enable you to extend your food storage for longer periods of time and provide yet another piece to the diversity puzzle. If you have 30 days worth of food and a garden you could extend this up to 45 days or more depending on how large your garden is and what type of climate you live. Knowledge gained from the garden is invaluable. From when to plant, what to plant with, pests, beneficials, seed saving, food preservation, etc. all of these skills you take with you wherever you go. Debt is financial cancer, get rid of it. Enough said. Understand you prepare for most disasters the same way. We do not prepare for a specific event but for a loss of a system(s). Have bug out bag (72 hour kit) for every family member. Even the dog or cat Have a plan for staying put and for leaving. You will never know if you have to leave your house or stay for an emergency. What if you have a storm or hurricane coming and it is better to leave and go to the in-laws? Take you BOB and go for a day or two. What if there is a snow storm coming? Better to stay put and hole up at home where there is food and clothing. You see we have to prepare for all types of events. We do not get to pick our disaster. Life does not give us a phone call and say “Hey, just wanted to let you know your house is going to burn down on March 16. Have a nice day.” This is why we prepare for leaving and staying. Practice true diversity in your investment strategy. Do not put all of your money into a 401k/403b, etc. plan. This is just as foolish as having all your money in cash or all in gold. What if the stock market goes up, how is your cash doing? Same if the market goes down. Diversity is not having all of your money in paper assets. Look to stocks, land, commodities, cash, bonds. Practice true diversity. Learn to protect yourself, your family and your neighbors. Have a gun (shotgun at minimum). Most of all learn how to use it. Go out and practice. Get good training. I believe all rights we have are due to the enforcement of the second amendment. Remember who you are, and the skills and knowledge in your head are what matters. What you do and stand for matter. Everything you do to prepare should help to make life’s road a little smoother. Prepping101 Making Life’s Road a Little Smoother
