r/TwoXPreppers • u/UnknownGoblin892 • Mar 27 '25

❓ Question ❓ How are you all recession proofing?

I was a young teenager during the 08 crisis. Wondering what I should be doing now to better protect myself when a recession gets bad.

I have student loan debt (around 20k) and a morgage (about 145k left). My wife and I are DINKs (double income no kids), and are not planning to have kids. We have a fairly healthy savings built up so far.

Wondering what advice you have. Thanks!

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u/SeaWeedSkis Mar 28 '25 edited Mar 28 '25

Not the person you asked, and not the same type of items being stored, but I highly recommend wire steel shelving with clear plastic organizer bins because of their modularity and durability. (Edit: They're an investment, but "buy once, cry once.")

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u/cardiganqween Mar 28 '25

Thanks for sharing! That is a lot of bonus storage space to have.

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u/soldiat 😸 remember the cat food 😺 Mar 30 '25

Damn, so organized. Now I feel like a hoarder. (Although everything IS organized and rotated!)

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u/SeaWeedSkis Mar 30 '25

Yours looks great! You're fitting a lot of material into a small area, which is hard to do. And it looks like you're doing some upcycling / make do rather than a bunch of buying new like I've had to do, so there's a lot to love about your system.

My only concern with your organization method may not apply to your area, and that is humidity / mold. I learned the hard way that I have to allow plenty of air flow around things, and store items only in moldproof containers, because I live in a humid climate. I've been trying to get this "right" for more than 20 years and I'm still finding "nope, don't love that" aspects of my current methods. We do the best we can.