Am I the only one panicking and hoarding?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Basic first aid supplies. Extra month of prescriptions.

I bought a small battery-powered radio & batteries. I have some foods that don’t need to be heated.

Fill up gas when tank gets half full.

Insurance doesn’t permit stocking up on prescriptions…

Pay out of pocket. Our prescriptions are generic & cheap.

My doctors wont authorize advance stock ups.

If they are not in any way scheduled, just tell the doctor why you want them. If that doesn't work, go to a new GP and ask them...Does your insurance have an online doc service? Try that. Try "vacation" a few times this year to get an extra week.

I have an extra z pack and an extra flu pack...and an extra month of my drugs and my child's adhd meds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Corn and wheat will go ip since Ukraine is a larger producer of both. Everything else will go up proportionally to given rising costs of fuel.

This is what I’m worried about. I’m in LA and gas is $6-7 here right now. Food prices just keep going up. I’m trying to get ahead of it and buy some things before food goes up again, due to gas prices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:if you are rich and seriously don't care; stop reading.

If you are concerned, for anything, prepping is done in rules of 3. 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months of food, water, shelter, light.

Start with 3 days b/c we could have a bad wind storm and stuff goes out or protesters could block up roads. Sure, you can survive on what's in your pantry but would it be balanced? If water stops flowing or is "bad" for whatever reason, a single mom and a kid would need 6G. Just go buy that. The three days should not require cooking so think of canned things you like, get a box of shelf stable milk or similar for breakfast. DOn't forget the canned fruit/veg.

1 person uses 1G of water a day. <-- really important.

I'm prepping for the grid, electrical, digital, to go down. Also, we will have food shortages again because of what Russia did to the Ukrainian farm fields and they might not adequately farm theres. Also, Russia supplies a lot of world oil so that might inflate many prices.

So, like in covid, we need to prep for there to be lots of pasta sauce on the shelves, but no pasta.

Inflation is coming too. If you are not wealthy and your food budget is tight, invest in large quantities of what you might need. If you like beans and rice, get 20 pounds of both.

Yes, I'm prepped. 3 months. That's b/c we live in DC. We are a target for a current war even if that is a cyber war. But we are also in DC. Civil unrest might lock us in our houses. Who knows. I like to be ready and don't think I"m paranoid.

That said, I did live most of my life in a region where we were often cut off b/c of weather events so the 2 week prep was just how I was raised.

Happy to answer questions but y'all be nice. None of this might happen. Then you'll be right. In fact, you are right right now!

This was really helpful, thank you!! I can’t afford all the panic buying again and need to plan for what is going to cost more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know anyone who went hungry in March 2020.

You only know people who are privileged then. You certainly don't know any children who depended upon food from school.

[Anonymous]

For emergencies, it's wise to have at least three days of food and water. A gallon of water per person per day, because you will want to brush your teeth and flush toilets in addition to drink...I worked for the Red Cross. I can't tell you how many people would complain we weren't there the minute the hurricane passed through, because they didn't even have a day of water stored.

The recommendation is three days, because it can take that long to cut through trees or get through rubble to reach people. You should always have this at every moment in case of electrical outage, hurricane, tornado, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Basic first aid supplies. Extra month of prescriptions.

I bought a small battery-powered radio & batteries. I have some foods that don’t need to be heated.

Fill up gas when tank gets half full.

Insurance doesn’t permit stocking up on prescriptions…

Pay out of pocket. Our prescriptions are generic & cheap.

This doesn't work for controlled substances. Your advice applies to you but is not universal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Corn and wheat will go ip since Ukraine is a larger producer of both. Everything else will go up proportionally to given rising costs of fuel.

This is what I’m worried about. I’m in LA and gas is $6-7 here right now. Food prices just keep going up. I’m trying to get ahead of it and buy some things before food goes up again, due to gas prices.

If you live in LA, you could try to vote down those gas prices. I mean, prices are higher everywhere but they're really high in states that asked for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Corn and wheat will go ip since Ukraine is a larger producer of both. Everything else will go up proportionally to given rising costs of fuel.

This is what I’m worried about. I’m in LA and gas is $6-7 here right now. Food prices just keep going up. I’m trying to get ahead of it and buy some things before food goes up again, due to gas prices.

If you live in LA, you could try to vote down those gas prices. I mean, prices are higher everywhere but they're really high in states that asked for them.

I didn’t vote for any of those things. I’m just a regular person trying to get by, ok? I’m not poor enough to get help, not rich enough to come on here to make flippant comments when someone else is struggling.

[Anonymous]

I have my 3 day supply. A few weeks ago I started stocking up. Refilled all my staples- things like coffee, flour, sugar, etc. Cleaning supplies and paper products. Now I am just grabbing extras when I grocery shop. Basically making sure we have extra of all our regular items. If I am buying a box of cereal, I grab 2. I usually do a week or two of “clean out the pantry/freezer” meals- but I will put that off until later this year. Keeping everything fully stocked.

[Anonymous]

OP, you are very smart!! It’s always best to prep just in case!!! You never know!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have my 3 day supply. A few weeks ago I started stocking up. Refilled all my staples- things like coffee, flour, sugar, etc. Cleaning supplies and paper products. Now I am just grabbing extras when I grocery shop. Basically making sure we have extra of all our regular items. If I am buying a box of cereal, I grab 2. I usually do a week or two of “clean out the pantry/freezer” meals- but I will put that off until later this year. Keeping everything fully stocked.

Why?

[Anonymous]

It sounds like you are in good shape, OP. Now that you are stocked, you can buy your staples when they go on sale. Most items are on a 6 or 8 week sale cycle, so I have 5lbs of butter in my freezer and I'll stockup again when it goes on sale again (always goes on sale around easter). I'm not panicking, but I am stocking up. Times feel uncertain and I can't control much, but I can make sure I have food staples and household goods.

[Anonymous]

I would get several large drums of gasoline and store them in your garage. Also make sure you have plenty of fire making ability.

Buy a side of beef and put it in a deep freezer. You’ll want cartons of cigs and cases of whiskey for barter.

I’d also recommend a good 12 gauge combat shotgun.

[Anonymous]

Really love how OP is buying salmon, almond milk, multiple types of oil while supposedly on a budget. OP you clearly have no idea what it means to be on a fixed budget. I bet you bought Charmin and Brawny, too, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would get several large drums of gasoline and store them in your garage. Also make sure you have plenty of fire making ability.

Buy a side of beef and put it in a deep freezer. You’ll want cartons of cigs and cases of whiskey for barter.

I’d also recommend a good 12 gauge combat shotgun.

LOL!