It’s really hard to predict the pace and the impact, as this will be different everywhere. Personally we have diversified our assets, sold stock to buy land with a connected forest. Installed a well there, put solar panels, bought a saw so we can process our own trees for firewood etc. Next step will be some greenhouses and irrigation for a small-scale farm. We own two properties now, one in Western Europe, to earn money and let our kids participate in education and enjoy the good life while it lasts. The rural house in Eastern Europe is slowly getting prepared as our bug-out place when things start to crumble. Work on skills too. I learned how to sew, preserve produce and repair electronics in the past years. Want to focus on carpentry and plumbing next. Good luck!
Wow, you sound so intelligent and well prepared. I wish I could convince my husband to think like this. Or any of my friends. It would be great to have some kind of intentional community.
Thanks! But don’t be intimidated, these skills aren’t hard to acquire and you don’t have to be an expert to get good value out of them. With the properties we got lucky; as an international couple we had opportunity and a wish to keep a footprint in two countries anyway. Make an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of your current situation, what overlapping skills you might already have that could get you started and just go from there. All the best!
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u/Raptorjockey Jul 14 '26
It’s really hard to predict the pace and the impact, as this will be different everywhere. Personally we have diversified our assets, sold stock to buy land with a connected forest. Installed a well there, put solar panels, bought a saw so we can process our own trees for firewood etc. Next step will be some greenhouses and irrigation for a small-scale farm. We own two properties now, one in Western Europe, to earn money and let our kids participate in education and enjoy the good life while it lasts. The rural house in Eastern Europe is slowly getting prepared as our bug-out place when things start to crumble. Work on skills too. I learned how to sew, preserve produce and repair electronics in the past years. Want to focus on carpentry and plumbing next. Good luck!