The best way to survive is to have land in an rural area, know all your neighbors, and above all have enough hands to man a defense 24/7. You’d do well to invite some friends or close relatives over to stay with you in things get hairy.
After a while you and your husband will get tired and fall asleep. At least with a big family you can set a watch, and the older kids could learn how to handle firearms and use them if necessary.
Earlier in the year, someone posted a link to a screen play written about an economic collapse in the US here on Freerepublic. The main character worked in Oakland and was trying to get to a ranch in Idaho. Anyone got a link to that screenplay ? I forgot to bookmark it and cannot find it in a search. It covered some of the scenarios we all may be faced with in the future, assuming the worse case scenario.