Inflation is bad in the United States right now, but it’s even worse in the rest of the world. Blame post covid shortages and the war in Ukraine. There are going to be some serious shortages of even basic items. Energy and food are the big ones. You can get by without a new cell phone but nobody wants starve and freeze in the dark.
I can’t believe how much I’ve spent recently on meat. That’s going to come to an end soon. There’s a farmer at my local farmer’s market who sells top quality local meat. Right now I’ve been stocking up a little bit before the market closes for the season. Next month, if all goes well, I’ll be adding some wild game to the dietary mix.
We’ve had a fairly mild September temperature wise here in northern NH. That’s not going to last much longer. It won’t be long before I shut down about half the house for the winter. This week I’m building a custom door to keep the heat from going upstairs. I’m also closing off heating ducts and draining plumbing in those areas.
The oil furnace guy is coming over to service it for the season, but I’m not even sure I’m going to use the furnace. I might pick up a few containers of off-road diesel to use in an emergency as it’s basically the same as heating oil. My primary energy source will be wood, with an electric heat backup. Electric heat isn’t cheap, but even with recent rate hikes it’s no worse than heating oil. Of course, it helps that I can supplement my electrical needs with solar electric.
Another thing I’m doing is looking at all my expenses and cutting out the ones that aren’t worth the price. Even little things like subscription services can add up. Often people sign up for something, start automatic payments, and then hardly use the service. Once you identify those they are easy to cut out.
It’s going to be an interesting winter.
-Sixbears
If 'interesting' is all this winter turns out to be we'll be ahead of the game. I suspect things will be a lot more than just interesting for a lot of people.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid so. A lot of people have no clue.
DeleteGoing to be interesting as I suspect the Socialist-Democrats will take a page from the EU and make us take in illegal immigrants for kindness's sake or equity or something.
ReplyDeleteJudging from how the Rich and powerful Liberals treated them at Martha's Vineyard (Using the National Guard to stable them at a known EPA Superfund site) the Rich will not be so bothered.
Might be a good idea to look like you're not so well-prepared AKA Grey Man.
As a side note, in the 70"s when the sad joke was "What brand of cat food tastes the best?" because of the Oil Embargo and Inflation we had to deal with unwanted visitors at my farm.
ReplyDeleteBecause we were a farm, we were able to get fuel for farm uses and some folks thought they had a right to steal it from us. We also lost more than a few sheep and chickens to two legged coyotes.
Would be worthwhile to wander over to https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2022/09/saturday-snippet-one-womans-nightmare.html
to read an excellent report "When money dies".
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
Interesting my friend, yes it will be. Hope you are settled in well
ReplyDeleteI'm going to agree with you about harvesting some animal protein while you can. No need to eradicate the population, but legal antlerless deer and feral hog (which cause crop / property damages) would be quite welcome a few months from now. If you have room for a small undercounter freezer, this could be a wise investment.
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