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When Your Prepping Plan Falls Apart – Picking Up the Pieces, by M.J.W.
I previously wrote about Leaving Suburbia. I was so excited to be moving out of the city and into the country towards a more self-sufficient lifestyle, but I spoke too soon. We were in contract on a piece of property, and at the last minute, the sellers backed out of the transaction. We were left wondering where we were going to live. We immediately began looking for another piece of property. Meanwhile the home we had leased for almost four years, in preparation for this move, was sold out from under us and we had to move on short order. Move where?
We moved our belongings into temporary storage and moved in with friends who graciously offered us the upstairs of their home. Yet, we felt like a couple of 2×4’s had hit us. At the same time, a very close friend had two major heart attacks in quick succession and he was in cardiac intensive care on life support for a week. He made it, but the emotional toll was heavy. Additionally, my employer announced a global layoff of staggering proportions. Another couple of whacks with a 2×4.
Whack, whack, whack, whack… deep breath. No place to live, in fear of being subject to a layoff, being the primary breadwinner, the prepper plan up in smoke… What next? Time to take a step back and re-evaluate our circumstances. What are the facts that determine the direction we must take?
1. I own a local business and it is not time to fold up and move out of State.
2. I work full time from home for my employer – flexibility is good.
3. If I lose my job, we will be in a world of hurt – risk acknowledged.
4. There are no available properties that meet the prepper plan within reach geographically.
5. We must live close enough to a major hospital due to health concerns.
6. The real estate market is in a state of flux, but interest rates are low.
7. The economy is about to go off a cliff or will continue at a slow, painful, bleed.
8. Congress has no idea how to solve our problems and an election is pending.
9. We are getting old – mid 50s – we need to build a realistic plan for our future.
Uncertainty prevails.
Anxiety is high.
I write to you because I think that there may be many of you who are encountering the same dilemmas. Maybe walking through my decision-making process will help you with yours, or alternatively, help you avoid certain decisions based on flaws in my logic. Net-net: I chose to shelter in rather than move to the country. I will tell you why.
The business – The advantages to the prepper of having a local business are many: active involvement in the community, a large number of friends who are like-minded (in relationship to your type of business), a large network of resources (we help one another).
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