tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post7154085940161608752..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Preparing with very limited fundsFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-17919690033360000012010-11-04T21:19:27.800-07:002010-11-04T21:19:27.800-07:00Check out http://www.grabtheapple.com/forum/ladies...Check out http://www.grabtheapple.com/forum/ladies-lounge/quick-and-cheap-shopping-list-for-prepping-1/<br />at the Grab the Apple forum. <br />Plus all kinds of ideas for prep/survival. <br />I am prepping on the cheap, but have been very successful. I have not be able to afford everything I want but I sure have got everything I need.Adventures in Self Reliancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992613362743785392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-31406427654574955422010-11-04T10:09:47.178-07:002010-11-04T10:09:47.178-07:00The handgun is handy, but for those in the city wi...The handgun is handy, but for those in the city with zero time and money to train, for home defense, the shotgun is a better choice. The Glock is the best for the money, and get one if you can, but the shotgun is easier to aim and a less than well place hit can incapcitate, stopping the fight. It may take many rounds from a pistol for the same effect. A Remington 870 or Mossberg 550 12ga is the best bang for the buck and affordable, yet a used $50 single shot will work. 00 Buck is typically 9 x .32 caliber lead balls fired with a single pull of the trigger.<br />But before putting out more money on a weapon, get the food.aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-42736086928566138262010-11-03T19:02:22.134-07:002010-11-03T19:02:22.134-07:00I love that you gave your pregnant wife meat as yo...I love that you gave your pregnant wife meat as you ate beans. Now that is a real man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-25835675284283373702010-11-03T18:18:18.032-07:002010-11-03T18:18:18.032-07:00I wouldn't go over kill on the pistol ammo unl...I wouldn't go over kill on the pistol ammo unless you are practicing with it.<br /><br />If you get in enough fights where you are close enough to use 100 rounds of pistol ammunition you are not likely to be alive very long.<br /><br />I would focus on food items. They are the easiest to use in non-collapse situations. Your one month supply is excellent for FEMA type disasters.<br /><br />Don't stock up on extra formula until you figure out what the little one can stomach. Some of them are very particular about what they can handle.<br /><br />Somebody already said:<br /><br />beans and rice<br />and my personal favorite was peanut butter and jelly with an apple for lunch.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-48146534906447483142010-11-03T01:53:43.146-07:002010-11-03T01:53:43.146-07:00Hi Jason,
I'm doing like you; I'm just a f...Hi Jason,<br />I'm doing like you; I'm just a few years ahead. <br />Planning is everything, having a budget that works, knowing where to buy your stuff.<br />Networking with friends and their friends to get stuff that has been on the attic for years is good too. <br />And look out to better-paying job opportunities or ways to develop in your current job!<br />I don't know if your wife is going to work after a few months? Every penny she brings in is one penny extra!<br />Cheers, EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-24613498493640473912010-11-02T16:53:30.726-07:002010-11-02T16:53:30.726-07:00Thank you for the great advice Fernando and Eric, ...Thank you for the great advice Fernando and Eric, learning from personal experience is invaluable!<br />That's why I enjoy this blog more than any other. <br /><br />Garage sales are my absolute best friend, I have managed to get most of the baby clothes from there saving hundreds if I where to buy them retail. Though that's where most of my money goes now after bills and food of course lol. <br /><br />Regardless of how things are heading I remain hopeful about the future. I believe that God never throws anything at you that you can't handle. <br /><br />The line between middle class and poor in the USA is becoming shorter everyday. Soon it won't be how many cars you can afford but whether you can afford to provide food and shelter for your family that defines it.<br /><br />And the ones that can do that the most efficiently will become the new middle class.<br /><br />Take care you guys, thanks again!<br />- JasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-37246881611907682672010-11-02T15:43:43.589-07:002010-11-02T15:43:43.589-07:00Just my comments in support of your goals and acti...Just my comments in support of your goals and actions:<br /><br />Start small. Be super organized. Learn great "values" versus cheap prices. Priortize what you want to do and how - meaning keeping a list and constantly revising it. Read voraciously. Avoid debt as if it were poison (if I had learned that one earlier I could have avoided so much pain in my life). Seek opportunities to make additional income - i.e. "side work" to help pay for things above and beyond your budget. Have a budget. Always spend less than your income. Have an emergency fund of 3-6 months of net income. Associate with people who think as you do - they may be able to help out in support of your goal(s). That goal is to fundamentally be as independent as humanly possible. The target is different for each person in each country and at different life stages. Rejoice in being able to "not drink the kool aid" when the propaganda surrounds us. Thank God for the internet and people like FerFAL. We have more information available to us today than was imaginable only a decade ago.<br /><br />I think our grandparents had these all down pat. We're painfully relearning them. I think of them as "midwest" values that were the core of the US culture for most of the 20th century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-47391468002287392112010-11-02T07:11:47.254-07:002010-11-02T07:11:47.254-07:00Good Luck, Jason!
When my wife & I 1st got mar...Good Luck, Jason!<br />When my wife & I 1st got married 20 years ago we didn't have a pot to pee in or a window to throw it out of! We learned to live cheaply and now things are really very good for us!<br /><br />Don't forget good ol' beans and rice, Jason. And peas, potatoes, etc, in short, the basics. We cook nearly everything from scratch, & regard the frugality as an intellectual challenge with practical rewards and benefits. The food is healthier and better-tasting, too.<br /><br />Also don't forget the library for cheap entertainment.<br /><br />There are also bargains in garage sales and thrift stores, I got all of my iron free weights at garage sales for practically nothing. Also you can do push-ups etc with your feet on stairs, gradually setting your feet on higher stairs as you get stronger, or feet and arms on chairs, dips, bench dips on chairs, things like that. I've invented exercises just by thinking about how to work with what I already have available to me. Don't forget about isometrics, Pilates, stretches too.<br /><br />Same with books, very cheap (for now) these days. One of my very favorites is "How to Live Well on Practically Nothing", this book made a real difference in my life. Not just budgeting tips.<br /><br />Also, I keep my nose in the wind. I constantly stay aware of the social trends in my area, and the employment market in my career, nation-wide.<br /><br />Remember, Tough Times never last, Tough People do!<br /><br />Eric in MichiganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com