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[–] 17 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

I've been buying a bunch of camping/backpacking gear recently, including a couple of water filters and a bunch of freeze-dried meals I found on clearance at Costco (assorted 10-pack box for $10, or $1/meal!). I tell myself it really mostly is for camping (especially since my kids are getting into cub scouting), but I'd be lying if I said the possibility of bugging out wasn't also at the back of my mind.

I also built myself a new computer recently, and went for small-form-factor instead of a normal tower case just in case I need to move on short notice/with limited ability to bring belongings. I've also been simultaneously waffling between trying to fix a bunch of stuff on my house so that it's in good saleable condition and hesitating to spend money on stuff that can't be easily moved. It's a weird feeling.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I hear that, and in parallel, mostly essentials only, minimum amount of purchasing for months now. Not paying a dime into their precious “economy” if I don’t have to.

    See, that's where they got me: I would've liked to do the same as you, but instead I bought a bunch of stuff I would've normally waited until later to get, in anticipation that the fuckwad's idiot tariffs would jack up the price if I waited.

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