Surviving Another Depression.......What Would We Need?

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..well if we could afford electricity...i bet the price of that will inflate also...it already is....
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...Wendy..
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The only time my parents used credit was to buy A house, a car and one time to buy some furniture on a revolving charge. They never had a credit card. This would be in their lifetime of 1920-2000. They lived within their means, and were able to live well. Inflation has gone so wild in the last 35 years that most of us can't afford what my parents were able to pay cash for on a modest budget. Also, as technology speeds by us, what you buy today is outdated tomorrow (or maybe BEFORE you buy it!). My mother did not work either. I do not see quality of life advancing in this country!
 
I think I'd be most worried about keeping a job...

I hadn't thought about not affording electricity ... but if you can't afford that, you won't be able to afford to run a generator.

We may all be living the way they did in the 1930's!

I stopped veggie gardening, but will gear up again if I have to.

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If the US economy goes down, so will Canada's.

Not to the same extent no, Canada is VERY strict on loans, banking, mortgages, etc.

I'm not so sure about that...I've seen some pretty crazy financial moves:>)
 
This is an interesting thread. I think we need to start making the changes now and the most important thing we can have is flexibility. I know I need to stop thinking the way I've been thinking - I need to change my mind about what is important.

Taking care of the farmers in my area is important - shopping at markets not malls. Spending time not money could be important. Finding out what is satisfying instead of just scratching any old itch with whatever is handy could be real important. Learning from our Cuban friends that almost anything can be rejigged to get a little more use out of it whether it is a car or a tape dispenser.

My parents lived in the prairies in the depression and both came from fairly large families - the toughest thing they survived according to my dad is that there wasn't a good water source in their town. Oh - that's another thing we could all do - talk to our elders - anyone who lived through two wars and a depression should have something good to impart. I have been interviewing my dad about how his mother got her family of eight kids, some spare ones they took in, her husband and father-in-law through the tough times.

We also need to talk to our neighbours to see if there are things we could share - info, plants - my eggs for your honey (no not your husband - your sweet bee liquid!). Maybe this will all be a good thing where we find out what is important.

And remembering to notice what we have and not what we don't.
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I totally agree with Jan. I also would like to point out self-sufficiency is the mother of survival. Learn a few skills like cooking a few things from scratch (ie. pancakes not from Bisquick!) and using basic cleaning compounds like ammonia and bleach (not together).
There is all kinds of info out there at the library and on the internet.
 

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