What are you doing to adapt to current times

[TeachTexas]

Originally Posted by 2plus1

And my Grandmother who lived through the great depression said she would rather do that again than live through a period of inflation. She said, "at least when I get up in the morning I know I haven't gone backwards." She said that during the high inflation period of the late '70s, early '80s. Inflation was 10% to 15% then if I remember right and bank loans were about 20% and up. Yikes !!

Paul

We were in the middle of building a house during that time when everything exploded up. Went ahead with the purchase and gritted our teeth. Things worked out when the housing market recovered and the area we were in became highly desirable. Made enough when we sold to recoup all the high interest and a little more.
Everything has a cycle we just try to ride the wave and survive.

[NJKris]

Originally Posted by 2plus1

And my Grandmother who lived through the great depression said she would rather do that again than live through a period of inflation. She said, "at least when I get up in the morning I know I haven't gone backwards." She said that during the high inflation period of the late '70s, early '80s. Inflation was 10% to 15% then if I remember right and bank loans were about 20% and up. Yikes !!

Paul

Good thing younger people don't seem too interested in buying their own houses anymore, wait till all this manifests itself in high interest rates again.

[Alloutdrs1]

Originally Posted by chuckt

Had all trips planned for this year. Now with growing gas prices, I am considering at least 2 of the long distance trips (over 8 hours/400 miles one way) to be dropped and change to shorter trips no more than 3 hours drive away. However a lot of destinations have been booked already and reservations may not be available. Oh well, I'll do what I can.

I'm running into that also, I had everything booked out a year in advance and was looking last night at switching my two 400+mile trips to something closer but no dice with everything being booked up.

[AlaskaErik]

Nothing. Until we reach Weimar Republic hyperinflation I'll be just fine.

[2plus1]

I hope somebody else asks what that means so I don't look like the dummy.

[Stormrider151]

Unfortunately I've had to park the truck and trailer until things improve. Thats down the priority list for now.

[MCTroy]

We are lucky since we can adjust to the higher rates. And we planned on the raising gas prices. They were predicted last year. 3 refineries are off line in the US. More people are traveling and driving to work than before. Supply and demand as expected. We went through this back in 2008 too.
We aren't changing our plans.

[Oaklevel]

We picked a great time to build a house............ ouch........

[Backcountryboondocker]

Going to max out the credit cards and lines of credit and get all the cool toys that I always wanted. I also will get a cool new reclining comfy camp chair so I can sit in it and wait and watch for the nuclear bomb to fall out of the sky!

In all seriousness, one of the things that the current times has gotten me to do is buy more meat from the butcher instead of the grocery store. It really stinks going to the store and seeing empty shelves.

[PoppySteve]

Since this is mainly a RV forum I am

not doing as much driving, sightseeing when we get to our destination

driving at a slower speed

staying in less expensive locations like NF campgrounds, etc.

Just generally watching the pennies. We have always been frugal spenders. But I still have to buy tires this year.

Some expenses can't be avoided if I want to RV. Hopefully I don't go broke and can't continue on.

[NJKris]

Originally Posted by 2plus1

I hope somebody else asks what that means so I don't look like the dummy.

Ok, I'm only 56, young by the forum's standards. The Weimar republic's hyperinflation (Germany)after The Great War was so bad, it probably paved the way for the Nazi party to take control and led to....WWII.

[TitanMike]

Originally Posted by Backcountryboondocker

In all seriousness, one of the things that the current times has gotten me to do is buy more meat from the butcher instead of the grocery store. It really stinks going to the store and seeing empty shelves.

I just got back this afternoon from my local Butcher Shop with a 20# Pork Leg. Will be curing and smoking the Easter Ham.

Brace up when you buy more meat from the butcher. That 20# pork leg used to cost me around $40 just 2 years ago. Today I handed the gal a hundred dollar bill and she gave me $15 back. Ouch.

[Alloutdrs1]

Originally Posted by Backcountryboondocker

Going to max out the credit cards and lines of credit and get all the cool toys that I always wanted. I also will get a cool new reclining comfy camp chair so I can sit in it and wait and watch for the nuclear bomb to fall out of the sky!

In all seriousness, one of the things that the current times has gotten me to do is buy more meat from the butcher instead of the grocery store. It really stinks going to the store and seeing empty shelves.

Better to support a local butcher then the big chain grocery store, I typically tried to shop local and small as much as i could before covid and since then i make it a point to get as much as i can from the small shops.

[TitanMike]

Originally Posted by Alloutdrs1

Better to support a local butcher then the big chain grocery store, I typically tried to shop local and small as much as i could before covid and since then i make it a point to get as much as i can from the small shops.

The butcher I use is in a town so small his shop is essentially THE TOWN.

[2plus1]

Thanks again Kris, I must have been absent that day.

Paul

[ppine]

World events are causing me to watch less news, spend more time with dogs and horses and more time in Nature.

Same number of trips, maybe not as far as usual.

[RedRoverComeOver]

Originally Posted by Backcountryboondocker

Going to max out the credit cards and lines of credit and get all the cool toys that I always wanted. I also will get a cool new reclining comfy camp chair so I can sit in it and wait and watch for the nuclear bomb to fall out of the sky!

<SNIP>.

[Backcountryboondocker]

Originally Posted by TitanMike

I just got back this afternoon from my local Butcher Shop with a 20# Pork Leg. Will be curing and smoking the Easter Ham.

Brace up when you buy more meat from the butcher. That 20# pork leg used to cost me around $40 just 2 years ago. Today I handed the gal a hundred dollar bill and she gave me $15 back. Ouch.

One of my coworkers owns a meat shop, so I’m able to get most of it close to at-cost, but yes that price is going up too. And another coworker raises beef cattle and is giving me a heck of a deal once the weather gets nicer outside. The deal… I come over and help butcher the cow, and I get the meat at his “raising” cost. Equals around $3.50/lb.

[CurtPutnam]

3000 miles / 8 mpg = 375 gallons pf fuel

I fuel is up by $2 then the trip cost increase is $750 each way. Are you going to kill a long-planned trip for that much? I'm not going to.

[Backcountryboondocker]

RedRoverComeOver; I love the picture!!! Lol.