Reminder to my girlies to get ready for the inevitable Iran war economic shock (on top of the already existing cost of living crisis!)
We're going to stock up on tinned foods, rice, flour, beans and lentils. We're going to stock up on medical supplies and toiletries. We're going to keep adequate amounts of cash on hand. We're going to prepare for power outages.
We're going to learn to do our nails at home. We're going to learn to cook good meals for cheap at home (Cooking on a Bootstrap, Super Cook, My Fridge Food, Budget Bytes, and the Internet Archive have tons of cheap and nutritious recipes that use ingredients most people already have!) We're going to learn to cut our own hair (proper hairdressing scissors are actually really cheap, mine were €6), we're going to learn to workout at home, we're going to find good quality second hand clothes if we need to buy new clothing. We're going to plant easy to grow veg and herbs like potatoes, tomatoes and mint. We're going to buy meat on sale and freeze it (never once have I gotten sick from eating meat I froze that was purchased half price on the last day of its best before date and I've been doing it for years). We're going to reduce our energy consumption.
We're going to think first before purchasing stuff instead of buying stuff on a whim. We're going to keep celebrations simple. We're going to create instead of consume. We're going to put needs over wants. We're going to embrace the frugal chic lifestyle.
What we are not going to do is panic-buy, hoard, isolate ourselves, or be afraid of sensationalised headlines.
Some places will be worse hit than others. People in developed countries will probably just face having to budget more when grocery shopping and stop going out as often. But it never hurts to become more self-sufficient and have something prepared for when things get tight.
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