Yessiree David. This world is NOT as publicly presented.
The majority won't connect the dots on our economic body covered by measles, until they realize this weasel caused the shortage of diesel. Once deliveries stop, reality gets large in the windscreen.
Great piece. But why the ever loving fuck cfo otherwise intelligent and informed people in thecWrstvtbibk Russia started the war with Ukraine. Like the other self-created crises that the article mentioned the hegemony started that war too.
Hey congratulations on retiring! Wife retired as well, or still working? That wasn’t 100% clear to me.
Be curious to see how it goes.
Re: stocking. Living in the boat for so many years our space has always been very limited. We used the V berth like a garage and it was full of plastic tubs. Some of them had stuff like winter clothes. But most were dedicated to extra food storage. We also have what was a hanging locker that we turned into a pantry. With what we had stored, after the ‘regular’ stuff ran out we eat pretty well for 30 days, eat ok for 60 days, survive for 90 days.
45 days was the longest we ever went without having to refill the water tanks, and we don’t have a water maker. So that’s a practical limitation even if we had more room for food. We have an emergency solar still, but it doesn’t produce enough for anything but survival.
But now that we have this place rented we are going from about 200sq ft of living space to 1100 sq ft with lots of storage. And an actual fridge with a freezer. So we will be stocking up starting with our next shopping trip.
Won’t be novel. My first ‘career’ was in the restaurant business. 10 years. So I learned the value of the big once a month order that made sure all the staples never ran out, and only fresh stuff had to be dealt with once a week.
It’s good advice, crisis or not, because as you say, you spend a lot less money. One by buying in bulk and two by making less trips to the store.
Yeah, my wife retired in February. I'm curious to see how it goes, too. At this point, it is not at all clear. Hopefully more time time for things like podcast interviews on other sites and radio interviews will help bring more subscribers to this site so that it can become a better source of supplemental retirement income--the 401ks, pension, and social security accounts all add up to less than we made before retirement. So, no travel and no savings unless the writing income improves to bring things to a more stable state.
See, you can even find space for some preparedness on a boat! Thanks for the examples.
Copy. Thanks for the update. I do recall now that you did write a bit about your wife retiring and you being next in the queue.
Our boat does have a lot of storage. And we spent 3 years turning all of it into more usable space.
It’s somewhat difficult for me to say for sure about expenses because we have lived a lifestyle where there are so many things we have not had to
pay for in 15 years. Line electricity or cable as examples.
But in general you become more thoughtful and aware about the outflow. My wife keeps pretty good track of expenses. And we have discovered way more consistency than I would have expected, especially given all the inflation.
One example is food. Over the past 36 months we have spent between $440 and $500 on food per month. Avg $455. And the past 6 months (except May)
the amount was always between $440-450. May we spent $800 as we had to restock the boat and buy some stuff to have in the condo.
Anyway the point is I think you will see some efficiency that didn’t exist when you were both working. We make a 30 day menu and then make the grocery list. Then we each get $10 to buy something not on the list and you don’t have to share.
Yessiree David. This world is NOT as publicly presented.
The majority won't connect the dots on our economic body covered by measles, until they realize this weasel caused the shortage of diesel. Once deliveries stop, reality gets large in the windscreen.
Reality is about to hit bigly, isn't it?
Great piece. But why the ever loving fuck cfo otherwise intelligent and informed people in thecWrstvtbibk Russia started the war with Ukraine. Like the other self-created crises that the article mentioned the hegemony started that war too.
Hey congratulations on retiring! Wife retired as well, or still working? That wasn’t 100% clear to me.
Be curious to see how it goes.
Re: stocking. Living in the boat for so many years our space has always been very limited. We used the V berth like a garage and it was full of plastic tubs. Some of them had stuff like winter clothes. But most were dedicated to extra food storage. We also have what was a hanging locker that we turned into a pantry. With what we had stored, after the ‘regular’ stuff ran out we eat pretty well for 30 days, eat ok for 60 days, survive for 90 days.
45 days was the longest we ever went without having to refill the water tanks, and we don’t have a water maker. So that’s a practical limitation even if we had more room for food. We have an emergency solar still, but it doesn’t produce enough for anything but survival.
But now that we have this place rented we are going from about 200sq ft of living space to 1100 sq ft with lots of storage. And an actual fridge with a freezer. So we will be stocking up starting with our next shopping trip.
Won’t be novel. My first ‘career’ was in the restaurant business. 10 years. So I learned the value of the big once a month order that made sure all the staples never ran out, and only fresh stuff had to be dealt with once a week.
It’s good advice, crisis or not, because as you say, you spend a lot less money. One by buying in bulk and two by making less trips to the store.
Yeah, my wife retired in February. I'm curious to see how it goes, too. At this point, it is not at all clear. Hopefully more time time for things like podcast interviews on other sites and radio interviews will help bring more subscribers to this site so that it can become a better source of supplemental retirement income--the 401ks, pension, and social security accounts all add up to less than we made before retirement. So, no travel and no savings unless the writing income improves to bring things to a more stable state.
See, you can even find space for some preparedness on a boat! Thanks for the examples.
Copy. Thanks for the update. I do recall now that you did write a bit about your wife retiring and you being next in the queue.
Our boat does have a lot of storage. And we spent 3 years turning all of it into more usable space.
It’s somewhat difficult for me to say for sure about expenses because we have lived a lifestyle where there are so many things we have not had to
pay for in 15 years. Line electricity or cable as examples.
But in general you become more thoughtful and aware about the outflow. My wife keeps pretty good track of expenses. And we have discovered way more consistency than I would have expected, especially given all the inflation.
One example is food. Over the past 36 months we have spent between $440 and $500 on food per month. Avg $455. And the past 6 months (except May)
the amount was always between $440-450. May we spent $800 as we had to restock the boat and buy some stuff to have in the condo.
Anyway the point is I think you will see some efficiency that didn’t exist when you were both working. We make a 30 day menu and then make the grocery list. Then we each get $10 to buy something not on the list and you don’t have to share.