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Post by missj on Jun 22, 2012 20:25:21 GMT -7
so let's say you had $10,000 USD right now with no specific purpose for that money.
This is not nearly enough to make any huge life changes like quitting your job, or buying a new BOL, but you've got no debt besides a mortgage and you already have 1+ year of food and basic supplies like weapons, ammo, clothing, toilet paper, soap etc.
What tangibles would YOU buy with that $10,000? let's say that storage space is potentially unlimited....but indoor storage space is a commodity...you'll have to get creative or build a structure if you want to store very much indoors...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2012 22:41:28 GMT -7
If I didn't already have one, I would invest in a deepwell. But since I already have one...I would do something like this...
I would spend $1,000 on ammo. Thats not much...but I would be comfortable with adding that to what I have.
A solar system to power my deepwell along with a few extras of the dry batteries and the battery acid to activate them for future use, and a few extra pieces for storage to replace ro repair if needed on the system.
Invest in several horse drawn implements for the gardening and hay needs.
Purchase enough canning jars, flats and rings to last a lifetime.
The equipment needed for making biodeisel and the items needed for converting my truck to use it if needed.
Get a setup for making butter, cheeses and pasturizing milk OFF GRID for my dairy cow.
Turn the shed my 4 wheeler is parked in into a farday cage of sorts, so if an EMP or sunburst happened, I would still have wheels to get around. Plus get extra tires and parts for my 4 wheeler, truck and both trailers.
Spend $500 and get a particular little 1 person Swift trailer for sale up here for pulling behind my truck for camping...would be much better than a tent IMO!!
I would go on a gardening/farm buying spree and get seeds, peat moss bags for my clay soil, chick probiotics for water (single envelopes), powdered tetracycline, assorted medical/FAK supplies for the livestock and poultry, vaccines for dogs cats, horses, etc for putting in the freezer and using as needed, replaceing as using (rotate!).
Get myself the pair of Merrels I REALL REALLY REALLY want.
A Big Berkey water filter and spare filters a Katydin water filter system for camping and extra filters and the bucket for pulling water up the casings of my deepwell so If nothing else, I can at elast pull water up by hand if the solar system did not work.
I would REALLY splurge and get my hair cut by a professional, maybe have about 2 feet cut off, that would leave it below my shoulder blades, but a lot shorter than it is! I would also get myself some new tshirts and shorts for every day wear. (spend mayber $250 at teh most on pampering myself doing all this)
And I would go to Texas and get the puppies I want for my farm...an unrelated pair of Kengal Anatolian Shepard Dog.
I know it sounds like a lot...but I have been on those kind of spending sprees before, and I know how to look for the best deal and spend wisely...getting much more for my money than people expected! ;D
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Post by Cwi555 on Jun 23, 2012 0:02:28 GMT -7
I would put it in something that could pay long term dividends. Alternative power being number one on that list. Number two on that list would be more storage space. Number two is only a real option if your in an area where your not stuck with onerous building codes.
Number three would be eval and repair of any potential home or car preventive maintenance. Cost of wood, insulation, roofing supplies, ect, are rising fast. If you have the ability, nows a good time to get it done.
If your looking for a return on that money, those are the kinds of things that will pay off in the long run.
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Post by orly152 on Jun 23, 2012 2:49:41 GMT -7
More ammo, more long term food supplies, get a nice garden going, and the rest at the nudie bar...lol
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Post by WILL on Jun 23, 2012 15:52:45 GMT -7
1) Deep well hand pump- $1,700
2) A transfer pump capable of moving the water from my well area to a holding tank in my attic- $1,000
3) A fireplace insert furnace (the kind that will heat your house for 12 hours on 8 split logs without a refill)- $2,500
4) Wood burning stove/oven for the kitchen- $5,000
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Post by missj on Jun 23, 2012 16:13:59 GMT -7
will, you went $200 over budget. You're gonna have to sell a gun or something!
ha ha ha ....
those are some pretty good ideas. I have some of that stuff, perhaps I should think about acquiring some of the other stuff...
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Post by WILL on Jun 23, 2012 16:34:36 GMT -7
R U blowing your emergency fund?
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Post by geron on Jun 23, 2012 16:44:48 GMT -7
As good a solar system as $10,000 would buy. I'd blow it all in one place.
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Post by Cwi555 on Jun 23, 2012 16:49:30 GMT -7
1) Deep well hand pump- $1,700 2) A transfer pump capable of moving the water from my well area to a holding tank in my attic- $1,000 3) A fireplace insert furnace (the kind that will heat your house for 12 hours on 8 split logs without a refill)- $2,500 4) Wood burning stove/oven for the kitchen- $5,000 Those are excellent choices. |
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Post by WILL on Jun 23, 2012 16:59:54 GMT -7
1) Deep well hand pump- $1,700 2) A transfer pump capable of moving the water from my well area to a holding tank in my attic- $1,000 3) A fireplace insert furnace (the kind that will heat your house for 12 hours on 8 split logs without a refill)- $2,500 4) Wood burning stove/oven for the kitchen- $5,000 Those are excellent choices. Thanks, too bad I don't have a spare $10,000 laying around. |
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Post by Cwi555 on Jun 23, 2012 17:15:49 GMT -7
Whatever you do with it, energy, food, water, etc, none of it will go to waste, and will have benefits down the road you've probably not thought of yet. We always increase our energy output every chance we get. We've gotten some items most probably don't know exist along those lines. (kinetic batteries/generators, flywheel batteries for two instances) The kinetic is our own design btw. We use a series of piezoelectric ceramic crystals attached and sealed to a series of stainless plates. The plates are mounted on a natural water fall and uses the vibration set up in it by water impacting it to excite the crystals which creates the current. We in turn use that to power some some sensors that we use for monitoring various aspect of the water and a few air samples on a periodic basis. It was very expensive to set up, but we haven't had to do anything but calibrate the sensors in the last 3 years of running. You can read more on this here: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914122658.htmand where I got the idea from here under the NDE heading for acoustic emissions: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_emissionIn all, there are a lot of options. |
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jun 23, 2012 17:45:58 GMT -7
I'm guessing a 5K paint job on the ole Vette is prolly out huh? And I'm guessing a night over at Tunica is not such a good route for the 10K either  Although I must admit there was a time........... |
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Post by offtrail on Jun 23, 2012 18:22:02 GMT -7
A man can never have enough toys, in this case it wood be food for my guns.
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Post by angelhelp on Jun 23, 2012 19:05:09 GMT -7
I like what Will said, but I'd never trust our attic to hold anything but cobwebs. Living on such a high water table means we theoretically have a source of water, other than the pond in the nearby park, if we had a well dug. That's true, but decontaminating the water would be a necessity thanks to all the neighbors who use pesticides on their lawns... and that's just the beginning of the pollution problems.
I've often thought that a woodstove would be a great addition, but it's always been beyond the budget. What's a fireplace insert furnace? Anything I could stick into our fireplace that would better send heat out to the rest of the house sounds like a great idea.
A year ago, I'd have said $10k spent on basic repairs/maintenance would be money well-spent. Now I wonder if I wouldn't take the $10k and use it to ship a few items overseas. Folks who've followed my son's adventures probably can deduce exactly what I mean.
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Post by missj on Jun 23, 2012 19:43:04 GMT -7
well, I went and bought a berkey water filter today. I've never bothered too much with filters since we live on well water....but I decided it wouldn't hurt to have as a back up to the backup to the backup....ha ha ha.
Since we have a creek that 10 months of the year trickles past our house about 50 yards from the end of our driveway it seemed like a prudent investment.
Also bought a 5 gallon "solar shower" today. Only cost $16. seemed worth it.
I also went ahead and got a case of 24 cans of "Cook n' Heat" it's an ethanol gel fuel cannister-same basic idea as Sterno but much cheaper since it's not the name brand. Each one burns for 5 hours and are safe to use indoors. I got 120 hours of cook time for just under $100. It makes me feel good to have several different ways to cook food and boil water...
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