MAGA’s gonna party like it’s 2020!

  • khannie@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Jesus, Mary and Joseph and all his carpenter friends what the fuck did you spend 700 dollars on? Is that US?

    Like I know you said groceries and various toiletries but the curiosity is tickling me.

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      6 days ago

      Could actually be a lot of canned goods. The top shelf stuff is like $5 per can 😳

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      5 days ago

      Yes, USD. I bought some fresh food (and do so regularly), but also a ton of non-perishables: lots of canned food, various kinds of rice, cereals, oatmeal, lots of water, etc. Protein and carbs. 48 rolls of toilet paper (I have a bidet so this will last me about two years), and so on.

      I’m building up my reserves. I have a large pantry and several large cupboards to keep it all in, and could probably buy another $700 worth and have a place to keep it. I also cook at home for most meals and so I rotate through these food stuffs faster than you’d expect. There’s no canned food older than two years, and most items are newer than six months. I generally buy more than I need, but not usually this much.

      I’m not a “prepper” in an “underground bunker” sense, but I do prepare for emergencies and instability, whatever form it may take: political, yes, but I also live on several fault lines, so “the big one” might happen at some point. In the winter, ice and snow occasionally confine me to my home for a week or two at a time. They’re all the same to me from a planning perspective.

      The original price was $850, but I clip coupons and maximize sales and brought it down by over $150.

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        I’m not a “prepper” in an “underground bunker” sense, but I do prepare for emergencies and instability, whatever form it may take: political, yes, but I also live on several fault lines

        Assuming you’re a homeowner, make sure to check if your home insurance policy covers earthquake damage. By default most insurance policies don’t cover seismic.

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          It does, and I have an automatic gas shutoff valve as well (it’s gone off once before, which made for a pretty surprising morning shower).

          But this is good advice for anyone who lives in a similar area. Don’t put yourself in a position where you could lose everything because you were trying to save a few bucks a month.

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      5 days ago

      As an individual I spend about 100 a week on groceries. My guess is stocking up for weeks of food which I’ve been slowly stockpiling myself. Or a large family 4-5+

      • khannie@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        Wild. Our house has six and I’d feed us all for the week for about 180 euro / 200 USD. We cook all our meals though, with some exceptions like occasional frozen pizza or chicken nuggets for convenience.

        I spent a summer in the US in the late 90s and I remember basically everything being cheaper there at the time but we have lots of discount supermarkets here now that we didn’t then.

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      6 days ago

      Last time I was in the states I figured it worked out to about 100 per bag of grocerys.

      So they bought 7 bags. Or maybe 5 now.

      Easy to do.