Food On Table & Gas In Car > $ in the Bank

What do I mean by my title of this blog? It's better to have food on the table (or in the cupboard, or w/e) than $ in the bank. During a dire emergency, you may have $, but if you can't go anywhere, or you do but the stores are out of supplies, your $ is worthless. As if it isn't already due to the fact that the US is in debt that it mathmatically can never pay back, via Fractional Rserve Banking...

Now, before you search storable food on the web (this site here is where I got a 2 month supply to supplement what I already have, and they are the best) and get yourself into more debt buying bulk amounts, you don't have to go crazy to start. Simply start by getting 2 of whatever it may be that you like when you go to your food shopping place of your choice, especially if its canned, such as tuna, vegetables, etc. Use 1 and put the other in your stockpile. If you did this every week for 6 months to a year, you'd have that extra store that can pull you through a short term emergency.

Make sure you cycle the food to ensure it doesn't go bad. Be aware of the expiration dates on the foods you buy. BUT NEVER USE ANY FOOD FROM YOUR STOCKPILE WITHOUT REPLACING IT!!! Another must have item is water, and in particular, cases of bottled water. If you ain't got no power, that faucet most likely won't come on and give you water you need to help with cooking, drinking, etc.

Food / Water is the ultimate thing to have when it comes to fighting for your freedom, and your life. I recommend you the reader start building a supply of some sort while you still can, while those fraudulent Fed Notes can still buy you food, water, supplies, etc.

Now for the gas. If the power is out, guess what? You won't be able to fill up your tank to get wherever it is you need to go. And there is always the possibility of you being stuck in long lines, as it takes you 10 hours to go 40 miles, or w/e. With a full tank, you increase your odds dramatically of getting where you need to go in the event of an emergency.

Simply by preparing in these manners, you'll be way better off than most people when something actually does hit. You are no longer hiding your head in the sand pretending nothing will ever happen to you. You are now being honest and realistic. I can remember when a massive wind storm last September whipped through the area here in Dayton, OH and knocked out power to almost everyone, that very few people were prepared for such a situation. While I did not lose power outside for a brief 30 minutes the day it blew through, I knew of many people who were without power for 2-3 days, and then this cute young lady I worked with told me she ended up without power for 10 days!!! It got to the point where she had to go to someone else's house in a different town (where the person in particular had power), just to get a hot shower, clean herself up, cook a hot meal, etc.

Will you be prepared for every situation? No. I'm not, that's for dang sure. But at least when it comes, you'll feel much better in knowing that you prepared for it as best you could, and won't have as many issues as so many others will have.

For research purposes, if you type in a search, Preparing for a Crisis, you'll find all sorts of free information as to how to prepare. No 2 people will prepare the same, so find out what fits best for you, then apply it.

In closing, I will end this blog with a quote from Michael Leavitt, Former Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Servcies. "Any state, any community or for that matter any citizen that fails to prepare, assuming the federal government can take care of them... will be tragically wrong."

Until Next Time...