It's a lot more difficult (and expensive) to go out and stockpile as we did a few years ago, and the event we've faced has been a slow-burning SHTF event that has slowly and insidiously taken away financial security from hundreds of thousands of Americans.

I wondered how others have changed the way they prep to adapt to these times so I asked the folks in our Me-We group if they've changed how they prep and if so, what changes they've made. If you are interested in joining the group, go here, answer four questions, and be sure to change your profile picture from the Me-We basic images. We don't care what you change them too, we're just trying to avoid "bot" traffic from prowling through our group.

Here's how readers have changed the way they prep.

With some of the comments, I've added a comment or a link in italics for more information.

Eileen:

I am working on doing even more with even less. I was laid off at the beginning of Covid. Hubby's paycheck is down a bit. We have been watching the cost of regularly used items skyrocket, yet again. Teaching myself to grow more long term food items this year. At this point, Daisy, just not giving up feels like prepping, even if it's just to get up tomorrow and try again.