Ah, 2018..we hardly knew ye…

At the end of 2017 I suspected that 2018 might be a gun-heavy year. It was. Just in terms of guns that I mentioned purchasing in the blog, I came up with six semi-auto rifles, a buncha  pistols, and three shotguns. And that just the ones you guys know about. So, yeah, a bit gun heavy. But, other than the Ruger .338 Lapua that Im on the fence about, the plan is to not get nearly as many guns.

Also scored around 60,000 of .22 LR which, as we’ve seen, is nice to have since you never know when the availability will plummet and the price will skyrocket.

Didnt need to use my AK this year, it was a good year.

No nuclear winter, depression, invasion, pandemic, alien attacks, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, blizzards, fuel shortages, or other end of the world events. Which is exactly how I like it. Even without those biggies, life still has a way of nailing you right in the sac… so I’ll take all the disaster-free time that I can.

2019? Well, gonna try like hell to make this the year the house is paid off. Once that’s done it’ll free up money for other things, including preparedness projects I’ve had on the back burner. Thats pretty much the biggest priority…getting that taken care of reduces a liability (and risk) in my  life, and affords me the opportunity to redirect those resources elsewhere. And, if the world (big or small) takes a dump on me, I’d at least have a paid for roof over my head.

Any other goals for 2019? Keep on keepin’ on, I reckon. Advancements my be small, but they are still movement forward. Stay alert, stay prepared, be ready for whatever may come…you know, the usual.

I very much need to get more money in the bank in case some sort of personal emergency (unemployment, illness, needing to fake my own death, etc) occurs. Life throws lotsa curve balls….childhood illness resurfacing and affecting your career, vehicles that decide to start shedding parts, outrageous tax increases by local municipalities, etc, etc. None of those are classic ‘end of the world’ scenarios but they can become ‘end of YOUR world’ scenarios if you aren’t ready.

All in all, though, 2018 could have been a lot worse. It wasn’t anything horrible, but it wasn’t a banner year either…it was just sorta there. But…its pretty much done and I’ve managed to stay upright and on the bounce.
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In case you havent spent enough money this year, this was brought to my attention in comments: