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Heya Peoples,
A mental excercise for you guys. (Also, you start ONLY with what is listed. Hence, why it's an excercise.)
Here's a couple ?s for all you viewers.. A scenario -- You've just lost everything--home, job, wife..you have three hundred bucks to your name, a sturdy backpack, couple pairs of clothes (socks, drawers, etc), a wrist-watch, pair of boots and shoes, a low-to-mid class folding knife, multitool, and a small fixed-blade. You have no income coming in, you have a car (or truck) with 3/4 tank of gas. You have no one you can stay with. Explain how you would spend the money (what you would buy, food, gas, motel room, etc and why) and how much whatever it is spent on costs. You may not go over $300. This is meant to be strictly urban or semi-urban survival. You have to survive on the mean streets!! Come on, share and let's learn together. This also presumes the contents of the backpack to include a waterbottle or two, a blanket, and snacks for a day or two.
(Of course, in the instance of a scenario like this, it is being rather generous.) (Also, notice I did not include a cell phone....no income, can't pay, phone is shut off). How would you use the money until you could get back on your feet (keep in mind that finding a job is rough!) What if you CANNOT get back on your feet?
This should get some good answers, I'm betting. I'll post my own answers after some of you have had a turn.
My best advice would be to start at the dollar tree. Grab a pack or two of bottled water (everything a buck!) (extra water bottles--plenty of uses). Crackers (peanut butter especially) can be a life saver and up to 8 packs in a box (carbohydrates, fiber, and protein). Ramen noodles can be very filling and again, quite alot for a buck. They also have vitamins and medical supplies. Alchohol to light up a penny stove. Candles. Mouse traps.. I've even seen micro-fiber throws sometimes. Of course, there are the department and hardware stores.
Edited to clarify:
Basically, I'm asking what you'd do UNTIL you could get a new job (or resume the old one) AND what you would do if you could NOT get a job. Should've made that clearer--my mistake, I apologize. I know alot of folks have been in these positions, and
plenty enough in the situation where finding a new job is more difficult than pulling a tooth with pliers.
A mental excercise for you guys. (Also, you start ONLY with what is listed. Hence, why it's an excercise.)
Here's a couple ?s for all you viewers.. A scenario -- You've just lost everything--home, job, wife..you have three hundred bucks to your name, a sturdy backpack, couple pairs of clothes (socks, drawers, etc), a wrist-watch, pair of boots and shoes, a low-to-mid class folding knife, multitool, and a small fixed-blade. You have no income coming in, you have a car (or truck) with 3/4 tank of gas. You have no one you can stay with. Explain how you would spend the money (what you would buy, food, gas, motel room, etc and why) and how much whatever it is spent on costs. You may not go over $300. This is meant to be strictly urban or semi-urban survival. You have to survive on the mean streets!! Come on, share and let's learn together. This also presumes the contents of the backpack to include a waterbottle or two, a blanket, and snacks for a day or two.
(Of course, in the instance of a scenario like this, it is being rather generous.) (Also, notice I did not include a cell phone....no income, can't pay, phone is shut off). How would you use the money until you could get back on your feet (keep in mind that finding a job is rough!) What if you CANNOT get back on your feet?
This should get some good answers, I'm betting. I'll post my own answers after some of you have had a turn.My best advice would be to start at the dollar tree. Grab a pack or two of bottled water (everything a buck!) (extra water bottles--plenty of uses). Crackers (peanut butter especially) can be a life saver and up to 8 packs in a box (carbohydrates, fiber, and protein). Ramen noodles can be very filling and again, quite alot for a buck. They also have vitamins and medical supplies. Alchohol to light up a penny stove. Candles. Mouse traps.. I've even seen micro-fiber throws sometimes. Of course, there are the department and hardware stores.
Edited to clarify:
Basically, I'm asking what you'd do UNTIL you could get a new job (or resume the old one) AND what you would do if you could NOT get a job. Should've made that clearer--my mistake, I apologize
. I know alot of folks have been in these positions, andplenty enough in the situation where finding a new job is more difficult than pulling a tooth with pliers.
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