How does one prepare if you have a low or no income?

-- Anonymous, October 09, 1998

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"Where there is a will there is a way." And I might add that for a Christian, we believe God always opens a way. Try something like this for example: If you are a handyman, find someone with a rural property that will let you live there because they would like to have a handyman on the property to help take care of it for them. Or if you have any kind of personal skills, find an older couple on a farm or ranch that would like someone to move onto the property so as to have someone look after them as you would elderly parents. Make a deal with them that if you are going to function as a surrogate child that you are written into the will to inherit some of the property. Think about it... there are many needs that you can service that people don't know how to find and that will allow you to achieve your ends. You don't need to be wealthy yourself.

-- Anonymous, October 09, 1998

Rhonda, preparation doesn't have to involve moving or buying a lot of very expensive items. The important thing is to begin somewhere! A 20 pound bag of rice at Sam's Club is under $6.00. Beans are also very inexpensive. In a year's time, even if a person has to be very thrifty, they can still accumulate a stock of extra food. There are also online survival sites which address how to stay warm if you don't have a fireplace or wood stove, and the electricity goes out. A Coleman camp stove is not terribly expensive and can provide heat for cooking. Water can be stored in cleaned, empty soda or milk bottles. Candles can be found at yard sales dirt cheap. They may be mismatched, or old, but they'll still burn!

Since you have access to a computer, check out all the sites and look for the preparations which are within your means. The previous poster is right about having the will to do something. If you have a spiritual foundation, just do what you are able to, and God will meet you wherever you are. Talk to your family and friends about the possibility of combining your efforts. Perhaps you might have more time with less money while someone else may have little spare time and more money. There are 60 weeks before 1/1/2000. If you only buy just a little extra food each week (even one can of soup), it will add up over the long run. The main thing to remember is that ANY preparation at all makes you less a part of whatever problems might arise. Best wishes to you!

-- Anonymous, October 10, 1998