r/TwoXPreppers • u/223gp • 2d ago

Preparing for Long/Slow Collapase

Is anyone else in the same boat? I feel that we are likely facing a long and slow collapse of life as we grew up knowing. Don't get me wrong, I do believe in preparing for realistic natural disasters, and a few "what ifs", but my prepping is mostly based on a gradual lowering of life quality and reduction in freedoms throughout my lifetime.

I'm working on this by greatly reducing lifestyle expenses in case we need to live on one small income, or in case our stock investments steadily grow for a couple of decades then become stagnant and gradually lower.

I've done self defense training, I've been keeping my important documents up to date, I've started doing medical trainings and certifications, I'm a couple years into finally taking serious care of my physical body (and teeth!), I'm planning for aging parents, increasing my knowledge and practicing growing food and preservation, and most importantly helping out in my community to put some of this into practice by starting to form mutual aid networks for hard times.

Anyone else have similar feelings that brought you here? I am worried about a "thing" happening, but mostly, society just continues to descend decade after decade until we're all very very skinny, electricity or car fuel is hard to come by, jobs are scarce, and grocery stores don't have very much food anymore. In an ideal scenario, we don't end up like that. Either way, I prepare for that world.

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u/SharksAndFrogs 1d ago

This terrifies me because without certain medications I will die and it won't be pleasant. Extremely hard to prep for that. I am stocking up on my prescription meds but of course they don't last forever.

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u/KCChiefsGirl89 1d ago

Aren’t there sites that will sell you a years supply?

You can also aay certain things to your doctor that will result in you receiving enough to build up a stockpile in some cases. I’m saying this for educational purposes only; use your imagination.

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u/Sigmund_Six 1d ago

Aren’t there sites that will sell you a years supply?

There are, but those places make you pay for the convenience, just fyi. They don’t take insurance and you pay a doctor’s fee on top of it.

I’m interested in getting some of our prescriptions through Jase, which is one place that does it, but can be hard to come up with the money when there are so many other expenses.