$ spent on y2k

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How much money was spent in the US on prepearing for y2k? And how much money was spent in Canada on y2k?

-- Rocky McGinnis (rocenro@aol.com), January 24, 2000

Answers

Well, I spent about a hundred bucks (USA), including food. How about the rest of you?

-- Die Fledermaus (shadow@society.org), January 24, 2000.

About $400 total for preps plus about 20% loss of IRA account investment in gold, so far. At this point I am not sure what to do about it.

-- (Kassandra@dreamland.net), January 24, 2000.

Do you mean for the entire country or just at my house? Do you mean just fixing the computer systems or how much the population spent on preps?

I believe the government spent over 8 billion in the US and business over 100 billion. If only 2 or 3 percent of the people did any real prepping then a few million dollars were spent (mostly on camping gear and food/water). So our computers are updated and I'm chowing down on my food. BTW I dropped about 5 thou on preps with no regrets and no real waste.

-- tc (trashcan-man@webtv.net), January 24, 2000.


I spent a maximum of perhaps $1,000...virtually all of which (like generator, etc.) just rolls over to hurricane preparedness and other benefits (e.g, eggs and fruit). The bunker came with the house!

-- Mad Monk (madmonk@hawaiian.net), January 24, 2000.

What most of the unprepped people don't undersand is that what we bought can be used and not wasted. Most of us that prepared properly wouldn't have to buy any of the basic survival neccesities for a very long time. I am willing to bet that those in Atlanta that prepared are thanking their god right about now for the wisdom to be ready. I personally spent about $1000.00 on things like sundries and other things that I could not grow,raise or produce myself.

-- David Whitelaw (dande53484@aol.com), January 24, 2000.


i spent over $5000 (including 500 gals off-road diesel for my tractor @ 53 cents per gallon). all the stuff will come in handy. i live in north ga where the ice storm cut off power to 400,000 customers. with my kero heaters and generator and food and bottled water - no worries. what a wonderful feeling of independence self sufficiency brings. priceless. i am adding to my preps. best thing i ever did.

-- ribbitt (kermitrbt@aol.com), January 24, 2000.

$29.00 for a new grain mill that we've been wanting anyway.

-- justme (justme@myhouse.com), January 24, 2000.

Around $2,000. Generator, propane bottles/gas, gasoline, food, grain mills (1 coarse, 1 flour), light, TP, etc.

-- Liz (lizpavek@hotmail.com), January 24, 2000.

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