You can’t be prepared for every eventuality. And the bomb might fall on your house first.
But reasonable, common sense preparations could very well mean that you would survive the initial tumult of a disaster. Odds are much better for you if you get through 3-6 weeks, maybe 6 months.
I’ve got a SIL that is living week to week on the generosity of family because she thought it was stupid to save for the future when she might die tomorrow. Well, she didn’t die, but she is living in Hell now. And it’s going to get a lot worse when mommy dies and can’t send her money every month anymore.
True, but I don’t think that saving your money and maintaining at least a minimum level of income is merely a survival strategy. It’s a good way to live well.
I don’t have any special perspective on this, but if the safety net is too generous, it arguably encourages people to not think about the future. I take it for granted that social security, medicare, and medicaid goodies won’t be there for me when I’m likely to want or need them. And you need to seriously consider a major career change and a permanent dock in your wages before you become a 99er.
Exactly. It is not possible to think through and provide for EVERY possible scenario.
However I view at least a minimal amount of preparedness as being necessary to provide me with OPTIONS that I otherwise might not have had.