Last year I thought I was a survivalist/homesteader. My husband lost his job in a very bad economy, and I have been a stay at home mom who hasn't earned an income for 16 years. I understood quickly I was not REALLY a survivalist. Planning with minimal implementation and pipe dreams and research amounts to S*&% when things truly go south. Yes, we had a few month's worth of food stored. Yes, we had back up income sources. Yes, we were ready to deal with anything. Right? Um, no.
The first six months were no huge deal. We did our thing and knew we just had to wait it out until a job offer came along. We lived even more frugally to conserve. (We are talking less than $1500 a month spent total). After six months, we were tapping into the last of our emergency supplies in both food and money/barter supplies. It started to get a little scary.
Finally the husband found a job. Not a good job. Not a well-paying job. Not even a full-time job. Just a job. Income is good, but poverty level income will not sustain a larger family.
What do you do? You do whatever it takes to survive.
Tomorrow's post:
Changing your perspective and your perception.
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