A couple months ago, I convinced a friend to do some super basic prepping with $50, and this morning I guess it paid off.

A couple months ago I was chatting with a buddy of mine I haven’t heard from in a while and he asked me “oh my god, are you a prepper!?” To which I replied “I mean, yes and no. Nothing crazy but if SHTF I’m good for a week or two….” If the nukes drop I’m done for, but I have enough supplies to sit out a week or two after an earthquake or financial safety net to get me thru an unemployment. He’s not in a financial place to be able to afford much but I convinced him to take $50 and spend it on a couple cases of water, and grab some cheap long shelf life food as just in case. This morning I got a text saying “Good call on stocking up with the cases of water. Houston’s water treatment for the whole city went down.” Nothing crazy, but seems he was glad to have the spare cases there, and realized just how easily shit can head south.