Where Do You Fit In?

Understanding your place in prepping will make all the difference. What do I mean understanding ones place? Well this : you are now prepping- but what were you before? Were you once part of the problem that has made the prepper's evolve?

Were you keeping up with the Jones? Did you have all the toys(of course on credit)?
Did you keep buying a new vehicle, even though your old one was running well? Did you move at least once to a newer home, perhaps bigger?

Then your actions were part of the crumbling foundation that we are on. Yes my actions too.

Now to understanding. You see I read many many prepper blogs. Some are in the circuit and others are not even really calling themselves preppers. A common place for a former Jones seeker is that of buying every new gadget, every new food product, every medical or herbal kit, etc for their prepper lifestyle~Let's call this prepper a Jones Prepper.

Another place for a prepper is to absorb(learn) everything that they can about how to's for themselves. While on a crash course at Self Sufficiency University they have begun to store foods, supplies, and tools that will hold them over until a crop can be planted. They understand that electricity may go and understand that candles will eventually run out- so they do not stockpile candles, but instead learn how to make the candles~Let's call this prepper a Self Sufficient Prepper.

I wonder if, after reading this post which prepper are you? You see this post is not to point fingers or shame you. No, I wrote this so you would understand that a prepper's lifestyle is not something that you should ever stop. It is not a game or make believe in anticipation of a scenario we see portrayed in the movies. Nope---one should be a prepper so that one is prepared for anything. Although the NWO and the problems of our government have inspired many, a real concern EVERY SEASON...is that of natural disasters, such as flooding, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and everything in between. These are real situations that many of us have faced at least once, and perhaps we were ill prepared. That is what you should be focusing, all the while understanding the bigger reasons(I will post on how I believe a self sufficient prepper will handle the BIGGER reasons in an upcoming post)

Money and buying your lifestyle of prepping is grand, and hey if you have it spend it, but if you are charging your lifestyle You are still the problem! Yes, you are! And you need to come to terms with your situation- and the economic situation that we are now in DUE to spending on credit and you need to enroll in Self Sufficiency University...admission is free and the library has most, if not all of the textbooks that you will need!
Jennifer
(c) Double Nickel Farm

What If?

I am reading on the MSM(main stream media) that all is fine, the recession is over...la la la! Go ahead and go forth, forget that we worried you with the doom and gloom.

Folks this is not the case- one cannot have the massive amount of debt that we have undertaken without worry and concern. We have no way to repay the debt, and at any point those that have lent us the money can call on their notes. Then what?

You probably have a home loan that is backed by foreign dollars. When you sign a mortgage note, there is the possibility that the note can be called at any time. What happens then?

This is a thinking post. It requires you to connect the dots and decide for you and yours the best solution to the possibility that I have given. I am certain that the rumors that allude to a one world currency are coming to fruition. I am certain that the lifestyles that we have come to enjoy are changing abruptly and that without constantly playing what if scenarios you may find yourself too emotional to respond with the expediency that you need.
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Each post I am going to jot down a few things that are bits of regional information for New Mexicans.

-With our state bordering both Texas and Mexico to the south we are going to be impacted by the drug wars in Cuidad Juarez. The mayor of Cuidad Juarez(we just call it Juarez) is in hiding in El Paso...more than 1000 people have been murdered in Juarez since January 1...1000 people have been murdered... some beheaded, the police department all resigned, new officers are targets and have actually hired their own security guards, NO KIDDING.

So if you are planning travels to El Paso or any area of the border remember this, Juarez has been listed as one of the most dangerous cities in the world-even any involved in a war...I would say not to travel to Mexico. This is not like oh the water will give you diarrhea, this is real danger.

I live in an area that is a corridor to Mexico by using the lovely mountain I take pictures of for my blog. It is a direct route to Mexico, and we have seen an incredible rise in the Border Patrol Airplanes, and even more off road patrol vehicles circling the area. If I lived in Juarez and it was a war zone, my family and I would bug out up north...so that is what we expect, families seeking safety, and apparently so does the border patrol.