Sustainability and self sufficiency have meaning

[pslamont]

"Name three things you or we can do, actually do, to improve our or your chances of riding out the storm?"

I will NOT be returning to Thailand this next year.
I will NOT be replacing any vehicles.
I will be growing as much food as possible, and practicing some preserving and storing.
I will reduce my expenditures that are for convenience or entertainment (driving, eating out, gourmet foods).
I will trade and barter where I can.

I believe we have already made the big financial decisions to prepare for what we have seen coming for a while. Our only debt is our home. We have enjoyed Costco and Safeway, but we produce our own chickens, eggs, sheep (for meat), lettuce, veggies, fruits.

I will remind everyone to be careful of the tendency to save pennies and waste dollars. Turn that around and make it all make sense. We can work together as a community and survive if we are realistic no mater how bad it gets.

Credit purchasing may need to become a thing of the past....