I have just signed up.
I've been thinking about preparedness for a couple of years now. However the looming brexit combined with coming changes to the in work benifit system has made me realise that I need to do more than have candles, a torch and some extra food on hand for storms / snow/ powercuts.
The area I live in is also generally feeling less safe so I'm also concerned about our security .
I live in the far southwest in a large town on a small close. I'm a single parent of one child (a tween god help me!!) Im self employed and rely on in work benefits, our income is limited. Im a true single parent and get no help at all from my childs father.
Our house is rented from a housing association and we have a small back yard and small front lawn.
I do garden , flowers and keep the lawn nice mostly but I always grow runner beans. I have however decided to up this veg wise and it'll be a bit trial and error. Lol!
So my plans so far have been to get out of debt (no easy feat but im 5 months away from being debt free!!!) And to create storage for a pantry. Under the stairs seems to be the logical place so I'm mid way through clearing out the junk that seemed to have got chucked in there (!) and looking for some kind of shelving to make the most of an awkward space, free preferably. And i'm always looking for extra work!!
So far I've just watched you tube videos on prepping, they mostly dont apply to our situation, although they are interesting.
Just looking for support advice and people who dont think I'm about to don a tinfoil hat! Lol!
So hello to you all.
