Gone are the days of bemoaning the fact that my favorite local jeweler no longer has my Movado watch battery because they have gone exclusively Rolex. Never again will I need to sacrifice a morning in the waiting room of the Mercedes dealership sipping freshly ground flavored coffee and eating two hour old pastries while I impatiently wait for my 30,000 mile scheduled maintenance covered by the warranty. Sigh!
This is all sarcasm of course because I will take weeding my garden and cooing at our elusive bobcat from my front porch rocker any day over my consumer driven previous life. But I still have to purchase items and, rising inflation aside, there are big cracks in the consumer foundation appearing everywhere. Buckle up folks; it's time to put the nose to the grindstone. Continue reading Shopping, Shortages and Shenanigans – The New Normal→
Eliminating FEAR of the lack of affordable, attainable and responsible healthcare is right at the top of my list for becoming more self reliant. If I am not healthy I can't do any of the other activities required to depend upon myself. I am not an "expert", but I don't need to be a physician to know that if I am well I don't need a doctor. Continue reading Wellness Is The Best Medicine→
If you are one of the many people who have a home with a lawn, but know something wicked this way comes, you may have said to yourself, "I have plenty of room in the yard, so I can grow my own food if I need to." I have heard this from a number of people lately.
Should this be your ‘Plan B’ for extreme food inflation or shortages, you might want to get a jump start on the work involved because it is not easy and involves a number of factors you may not have considered. I know because we are currently undertaking just such a task. Continue reading Is Plan B To Turn Your Lawn Into A Garden?→
