Facing a Personal Economic Collapse?

With all that is being written about the economic collapses of nations around the globe, people in America seem to be waiting for some huge event.

But what if it isn’t a huge event like  a stock market crash or a currency collapse that you actually need to be concerned about? What if our disaster starts out looking nothing like the economic crises in Argentina, Venezuela or Greece? What if the real financial disaster in the future is more personal?  What, if that financial disaster has already happened?

It’s here and it’s not what anyone expected.

Despite the lack of fanfare in the media, for many North Americans, the collapse is here. In homes across the country, the struggle to survive has already begun. And it isn’t what you think. This isn’t relegated to only lower income neighborhoods.  As an article from a Cincinnati new station stated, “Hunger doesn’t know a zip code.”

6.) Reduce your dependence on utilities.

Energy rates are skyrocketing. As the prices begin to rise, more and more people will be unable to pay their bills and eventually their power will be shut off.  Check your bill each month and as prices increase, use less power. Try some of these ideas to reduce your reliance and drop your bills.

• Hand wash your clothing
• Hang clothes to dry
• Cook on a woodstove or outdoor grill
• Can foods to preserve them instead of relying on a large chest freezer
• Turn the heat down a few degrees and use non-grid methods to keep warm
• Use rain barrels to collect water
• Direct the gray water from your washing machines to reservoirs
• Turn off the lights and open the blinds
• Use solar lighting whenever possible

Reprinted with permission from The Organic Prepper.

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