I have been through some ugly times. There was a heck of a recession when I was in the third grade. The old man lost his job, and I was out picking up pop bottles for food money. Charity was never considered.
When I divorced in '92 my bills were $385 more than I grossed each month. I have seen a little bit of ugly. 2008 was a cake walk compared to the two aforementioned times.
I have no idea what happens next. Gas is up at least a dollar per gallon in the last week. The price of fuel adds the cost of everything else.
It is almost spring. If you have not already given it consideration, think about planting a garden. I am not going to say horde, but put a few extra groceries aside.
Think about where you can conserve. If you might be able to reuse something, hold onto it for a bit. You can always send it to the dump later on. Even a zip lock baggie requires oil to manufacture.
It is too early here for outside planting, but we have veggies started in pots. I will pick up a few chicks in a couple of weeks. We are lucky in that this old farm existed prior to electricity being available, water squirts out of the ground, and we both grew up rural.
When I divorced in '92 my bills were $385 more than I grossed each month. I have seen a little bit of ugly. 2008 was a cake walk compared to the two aforementioned times.
I have no idea what happens next. Gas is up at least a dollar per gallon in the last week. The price of fuel adds the cost of everything else.
It is almost spring. If you have not already given it consideration, think about planting a garden. I am not going to say horde, but put a few extra groceries aside.
Think about where you can conserve. If you might be able to reuse something, hold onto it for a bit. You can always send it to the dump later on. Even a zip lock baggie requires oil to manufacture.
It is too early here for outside planting, but we have veggies started in pots. I will pick up a few chicks in a couple of weeks. We are lucky in that this old farm existed prior to electricity being available, water squirts out of the ground, and we both grew up rural.