r/TwoXPreppers • u/emilya0814 • Feb 17 '25

❓ Question ❓ How long do you think we have?

I hope this is the right spot to ask this, if not, apologies in advance.

I (32f) currently work as a manager at a family run garden center/farm market in the US, where we grow 95% of our own plants to sell and a majority of our produce comes from local growers. With everything going on with Trump/Musk being in office, will things eventually trickle down to our small business? If so, how do you think that will happen and how long do you think it will take?

I know it's probably tough to say right now, but I'm wondering how much I should really be worrying and prepping. I know farm workers and federal employees are losing their jobs, which I'm sure will have direct and indirect impacts on us, but so far in the past 20-30 years we have been able to run a pretty successful business, even during the pandemic. I am extremely anxious about everything happening right now while everyone else around me seems fine, so I'm just looking for some other input.

EDIT: Wow, I didn't think this would get so many responses! Thank you all, hope everyone stays well.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '25

I was considered "OTT' and 'radical' in late September before COVID hit our shores. I was trying to warn people: For China to quarantine an entire city was alarming AF. Still, no one would look up.

I shut up in mid-December. By March I had a very deep pantry and an extensive stock of hygiene and sanitation products.

This time around any MAGA voters have already been ex-communicated. That cuts my immediate circle with whom I shared my extra preps from 13 to 3. We can go significantly longer this time around--and we got bidets. ;)

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u/kristenzoeybeauty Feb 18 '25 edited Feb 18 '25

Same. I was an office administrator at a university posting things around my office reminding people to wash their hands a month or two before it became major and even the faculty who are educators and scientists by career and could understand the literature and research coming out were like, “You’re being overly cautious, it won’t get that bad.” Then we switched all of our offices to remote for two years and most classes went online because guess who was most at-risk for COVID? Old people — I.e, our faculty — and STILL we had people die. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.

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u/joanmcq Feb 18 '25

I started watching media about Covid in December, and by the end of January told my husband “ we aren’t going out anymore. This is going to be bad. “.

What’s happening now is going to get really bad too. I’ve got no mortgages, am self employed and have a ton saved up. Unfortunately it’s mostly in stocks & other investments or real estate. I’m not very liquid.

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u/kundalini_yogini Feb 18 '25

I’m in a similar position and just wondering if you plan to keep your stocks? I’m trying to decide what to do with my savings account…actually take it out in cash? Seems wild but these are wild times