Personal:
1. Pay more attention to my wife.
2. Travel a lot.
Personal Stuff:
3. We can use a few smaller things like a new TV and another laptop. The main push however is to get a reliable second car which we pay cash for. The first car is still plugging along but I think when we get a better second one and it is relegated exclusively taking me to work and back its life would be greatly extended.
Financial:
4. Stash some more Euro's. Say E400 or so.
5. Contribute 10% of our total take home to retirement.
6. Stash at least a half an ounce of gold and 40 ounces of silver. If things go well 1.5 times that could be possible but this is a minimum.
7. Continue to not make stupid choices.
+I do not have any direct goals when it comes to saving money aside from those above. Depending on how Wifey's job goes (how many hours she gets) saving for the much needed reliable car might take 2-3 months or as much as 8 months. If the car gets purchased earlier we will be able to save more, in part because it means we would be making more.
Skills:
8. Take an automotive class. They offer them on base and I need to know more about car repair.
9. Be able to setup and trouble shoot a small solar setup.
Preparedness Stuff :
10. A good radio that can pick up everything. Probably a Grundig.
11. Maybe a Berkey water filter and maybe some spare elements for it and the portable filter.
12. A basic solar setup.
Gun Stuff:
12. Buy a full case of .223
13. Half cases each of 7.62x39, 9mm and just maybe .38. Full ones if I am feeling rich.
14. Glock 9mm mags. At least 10 and ideally closer to 20.
15. Some M1a mags. At least 10 and ideally closer to 20.
16. A few more spare parts and at least one AR15 full bolt carrier group.
Food Rotation:
Edited to include: These goals sucked. Talked with Wifey and now we have new ones. Sucky old goals are
17. Get a pressure canning setup and can something. In reality we will almost certainly can more than one thing but it is a very clear is you is or is you ain't goal all the same.
18. Get a dehydrator and dehydrate something. Jerky is good and so are banana slices.
And Just To Get To An Even 20......
19. Get a subscription to Backwoods Home Magazine and otherwise work on my self sufficiency/ preparedness library.
20. Join a gun rights organization.
I would say my goals start at the top in terms of priority and work more or less downward from there. I put more small stuff on here than last time. I tried to outline everything I would like to purchase which costs over a couple hundred bucks. That is mostly because I am trying to purchase stuff in a more dispassionate manner and plan ahead.
Thoughts?
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Sound like reasonable goals. I like BWHJ. I belong to the NRA and have been thinking about joining JFPFO.
Hermit, That was sort of my goal. I wanted them to be significant but also realistically attainable. I am going to look into JPFO.
As far as learning to can, look into joining your local 4H club, this is where my wife learned her many canning skills, and many other useful abilities. I think I will join myself as there is much for me to learn as well...
Hermit, I am looking at GOA and JFPFO.
3:56, Don't think we have a 4H club but it is worth looking into. My MIL does some canning so she might be able to give us some advice.
Glad your wife got a hold of 17 and 18--those are much better than what you had. I think you'll really enjoy the feeling of preserving your own food. Got my sister hooked and now she can't stop putting stuff in jars. The Ball Blue Book is what I used when I started canning (plus phone calls to my mom). Still use the book and the phone ;) You can check the canning and dehydrating tags on my blog also when you're looking to get started--lots of illustrated posts on stuff I've canned/dried and more random posts about canning/dehydrating in general.
Sounds like some fun goals for you!
Angela, Definitely. We sort of just had one of those spontaneous exchanges and the ideas jumped out. Thanks for the tips. I will be sure to hit your blog up when it is time.
I think you would be better served using the euro money toward accomplishing your other goals. The euro my be stronger than the dollar now but they are bot in the same race to worthlessness.
6:29, I currently live in Germany. That is the reason for wanting to have some more Euro's lying around. It isn't some sort of speculation or diversification plan or the like.
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