jazzy

hi ya'll, prepping seems soooo daunting to so many of us and at the risk of sounding nutty ill say that setting big logical goals can make it seem impossible to reach, if the goals are too far out. for me (10 adults to prep for) i almost went nuts trying to figure out where to get the money to be able to take care of all of us. it seemed impossible until i realized my initial goal was too big. i wanted 1 yr. when i changed it to 3 months and focused on that, it started to come together. when i got there, i went to 6 months and im moving on from there. it doesnt seem so impossible now. will i ever get to 1 yr--heck if i know, but im still marching along. money is another thing, bills, mortgages--we rent right now--but im trying to make sure i have enough set aside for 6 months of bills. and little by little i put some bucks here and there in an envelope just for that. will i get enough for 6 months of bills and rent before the poop hits the fan? heck if i know. but i still march along---plodding is probably more like it. its so easy to feel overwhelmed--for me at least. but all i can do is all i can do. a few bucks here a few bucks there. little by little it does add up and the truth is, every little thing you do will benefit your family. it might not make things all perfect but you will be light years ahead of others and will have some measure of protection. i pay my bills first and see whats left and divide it up. some in an envelope and some in preps. i got a little notebook and projected out for a year---if i spent the minimum of what i thought i could spare, what could i do with that and what would i end up with that was on my list. somehow, its not so scary with my little notebook plan. do we have a year left before avian flu hits or we get nuked or hit by a comet or whatever it is the has us prepping? heck if i know. but little by little and with some prayer to the good Lord, we will be far better off when the time comes we need our preps. every little thing we can do each month, even if its only a jar of peanut butter, a bag of rice and $5 in an envelope for emergencies is a help to our family. i think everyone here believes that hard times are coming, no matter what the source-------just do one little thing each week, no matter how small, and you are still making progress. God bless ya'll jazzy