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By Brian Duff  Many people, especially those new to prepping, often wonder what the best preparedness investment is.
When they ask, they often get a wide array of answers. Sometimes those answers are constructive. Sometimes they’re not so constructive. We have to understand though, that we all were new preppers at one point. Yes, every one of us was the novice prepper with little understanding and a lot of questions. Questions In deciding what and how to spend their money they ask many questions. Some of those questions are:
The questions go on, and on, and on. No Such Thing as a Bad Question Fortunately, every one of the questions prepper novices ask is a great question. When it comes to being prepared and trying to understand better, there are almost no stupid questions. After all, the questions are important because a new prepper is often looking to improve their preparedness on a budget. That is a budget of both time and money. As is all too often the case, budgets are limited. Because they are limited, investing in the right preparedness items are key to success. So, What’s the Point? So, you’re thinking “Okay Brian, I got it, but where is all of this going?” All of this is going someplace. That place is right here with this… You’ve Invested! Everyone who is asking those questions has already made the best prepper investment possible. They’ve invested in their mind. They have committed their mind to being prepared. The First Step Often, the first step is the hardest. Plus, in a society where people who prepare are regularly snickered at, that first step is even more difficult. That first step is the best preparedness investment because it’s the investment that will lead you down the road to improved preparedness, survivability, and resiliency. It’s the step that will help insure you and your family are successful, where others may fail. It is taking responsibility for your future and working to overcome life’s many challenges. It’s not being a lemming on the road to disaster. It is the best preparedness investment you can make. It’s what sets you apart from so many others. I’m so Fortunate! It’s why I feel privileged to be a member of this community with you. A community full of good people who want to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. So, congratulations! Keep up the great work and keep on preppin’! Lastly, never forget, you’re just one prep away. If you have any other information, suggestions, or thoughts on the best preparedness investment, please leave a comment below. Stay safe, secure and prepared.
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By Brian Duff  We (Preppers) Have Preparedness Insurance
As preppers, we all pay for preparedness insurance. We pay for our preparedness insurance every time we add to our preps. Planning, training and improving our supplies are all forms of preparedness insurance. They are not traditional insurance policies written by an insurance broker. Instead, they are physical, informational and truly effective forms of insurance. Preparedness Insurance Saves Lives Preparedness insurance may not rebuild your house if it’s destroyed in a flood. But, it will keep you alive during the flood so that you can start over again. When a disaster or society impacting event happens, nothing that any of the insurance companies offer will ensure your survival. The fact is, traditional insurance is there to help out after you’ve lost everything. Everything possibly includes the lives of you and your family. Having an insurance card in your hand won’t stop the brush fire that’s heading your way. However, if you’ve spent time planning and training for a fire, you’ve purchased preparedness insurance. It’s that preparedness insurance that will keep you alive. New Insurance Model Maybe the insurance companies need to look towards the prepper community? If they did, they’d realize the traditional insurance model is wrong, and at a minimum inefficient. They’d realize that preparedness insurance and the prepper lifestyle works to minimize problems. The Lazy Person’s Approach In effect, traditional insurance is the lazy person’s approach to dealing with a disaster. After all, traditional insurance tells people to do nothing. It encourages people to sit back, wait and see what happens. With traditional insurance, if something bad happens the non-prepper has only one option. That option is to hope they survive with nothing done to improve the their chances. The Prepper’s Approach As preppers, we purchase preparedness insurance. Therefore, when something happens, we have the ability to identify the situation early and take appropriate action. Our actions are based upon our planning, training, and other preps. The action we take may be one of many courses of action available to us. Those courses of action are available to us because of our initiative and forward thinking. The action we take is a result of your planning, training, and preparations. You improve your family’s options by dedicating time, effort and resources to their safety and security. The Moral of This Story The moral of this story is that you are doing right by preparing. While others sit back and base their safety on hope and chance, you are out there doing right. You’re part of the solution rather part of the problem. So, when people look at you and chuckle, or make stupid comments about preppers, just remember… Just remember that when the balloon goes up, the disaster strikes or the lights go out, it will be you and your family who are more likely to survive. Not only are they more likely to survive, but they are more likely to thrive when others are failing. So, keep it up! Keep on preppin’! Lastly, never forget, you’re just one prep away. If you have any other information, suggestions, or thoughts on preparedness insurance, please leave a comment below. Stay safe, secure and prepared |
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