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Letter Re: Your Next Career in the New Economy
Dear SurvivalBloggers:
So, you've prepped and developed skills but what if
you actually need to work through the depression? What if the depression
lasts longer than your preps and the 'new economy' isn't amenable to your
current job which requires factories, computers and shipping etc?
You can either learn a useful trade like being:
A Veterinarian or Doctor, but there probably isn't enough time to go to school
for six years.
You can learn another useful skill like plumbing, welding, carpentry
etc. But then you're competing with other plumbers, welders, and carpenters.
Or, you can have some kind of cottage industry that uses locally-produced
raw materials and creates needed products... Yes!
Is there a lot of grain growing where you are? Okay, how about being a
miller.
Is there a lot of unpurified water where you are? Okay, how about a drinking
water vendor?
Are there a lot of animals where you are? Okay, then become a tanner and
or tailor.
If you can find something that has some skill set involved, good. Even
better if there is some specific tool required to do the job that no one
else
has locally because the current economies of scale make it cheaper to have
it done
in
bulk somewhere else. - SF in Hawaii
