[Myrddin]

It has never been about "final days" with Mormons. It is about being prepared for emergencies. Natural disasters. Job loss. Perhaps political disasters too. Stuff happens. Being prepared is a prudent approach to handling chaos when it arrives. A 2 year supply takes time, money, space and active management. Few achieve the goal. Even for those who miss terribly, some attempt may be just enough to get by.

[tiki]

Not Mormon, but a country dweller and a farmer, the nearest store is 12 miles away. In bad years while we are hoping, praying and begging for financing there is usually a 3 month gap with no money comming in, in 2008 it was 6 months. I have always been prepared and we have always eaten well.

Once during a particularly busy time, my DIL and grandaughter came in and my granddaughter said “Grandma, we don’t have any groceries and we were too tired to go shopping so I told Mom, ‘Let’s just go shopping at Grandma’s.’”

If you are always prepared you just buy when things are on sale and save a lot of money. I pay full price for very few things.