"Preparing Without Hoarding" (Patreon)
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Patreon Exclusive. The Minimalists discuss what people can do to responsibility prepare for emergencies, pandemics, supply-chain shortages, and financial shock events without hoarding, and they answer the following questions:
How do we appropriately manage scarcity? (05:33)
What was “tulip mania”? (10:59)
What is an “NFT”? (14:45)
How do we address family members who purchase unsolicited “emergency” items for us at the hint of a public panic? (26:46)
What is a “financial shock event”? (33:17)
What do you consider the three ways to prepare for an emergency? (40:08)
How do we reorient our diet to seasonally available local food to become more biologically and environmentally conscientious? (42:20)
What are your opinions of bulk food stores, such as Costco, Sam’s Club, and the like? (51:53)
What quantities and types of food should we stock to appropriately prepare for emergencies? (55:10)
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Article: Supermarket Shortages Are Different This Time
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Podcast: Most Emergencies Aren’t
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MAXIM
“You punish yourself any time you panic-buy.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“One person’s burden is another person’s blessing.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“When you feel the need to panic, it’s okay to walk away.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“Hoarding is in the eye of the beholder.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“Perception is the greatest form of preparation.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“You won’t have enough until you know what enough is.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“The simple things aren’t the easy things.” —Ryan Nicodemus
This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 326.