tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post1769950528800679071..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: thriftyJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-58319406588684619942017-03-31T15:05:32.435-07:002017-03-31T15:05:32.435-07:00It is the white generic, the "Psst" labe...It is the white generic, the "Psst" label.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-42350908457727118822017-03-31T15:03:07.535-07:002017-03-31T15:03:07.535-07:00Re: Kroger coffee. In the NW this means Fred Meyer...Re: Kroger coffee. In the NW this means Fred Meyer and they don't seem to carry Kroger brand coffee. However, the 24 ounce Fred Meyer brand is $5.99. A mere $4 per pound.<br />NW SeniorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54416181760149032372017-03-31T12:38:07.312-07:002017-03-31T12:38:07.312-07:00Plus, old bastard stuff was better made stuff anyw...Plus, old bastard stuff was better made stuff anyway.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-31170269712979549532017-03-31T12:36:39.347-07:002017-03-31T12:36:39.347-07:00Right. How do you scream panicky sky is falling h...Right. How do you scream panicky sky is falling headlines for an eight to ten year old trend?James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79781442470055186022017-03-31T09:38:50.264-07:002017-03-31T09:38:50.264-07:00Commercial retail real estate collapse will be par...Commercial retail real estate collapse will be part and parcel of a larger economic collapse (possibly the last straw before the larger collapse, hard to tell). <br />But it has been in the cards for a long time now and the deck is getting awfully slim now, so I wont be surprised to see it happen, but I also wouldn't count on it to happen before the general collapse either. JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-65909822884845530282017-03-31T09:32:14.216-07:002017-03-31T09:32:14.216-07:00at the first crash of the boom the availability of...at the first crash of the boom the availability of goods will shoot up as people move to what they think are greener pastures and have to get rid of stuff to fit the rest into the Uhaul. But if they are on they younger end age wise these emmigrants want nearly 75% retail until the last second before moving then they finally just want to get rid of the stuff. Old folks past retirement seem more often to just want to get rid of the stuff in the first place- and if you show you are actually going to USE it they are more than happy to give it to you for much less than current retail (and often better treated than young people used stuff).JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-72282518957283445502017-03-31T05:36:29.278-07:002017-03-31T05:36:29.278-07:00Commercial real estate meltdown has been forecast ...Commercial real estate meltdown has been forecast for almost as long as the European one. So long I almost believe it is misdirection or ignorance. If you are getting your source from "the economic collapse blog", our former lawyer trying to go Idaho survivalist, I never find ANYTHING of substance over there. Nuttin! I try to like it but all he really churns out are scare headlines and not much else. Thank you for the idea, sincerely, but there is a reason I don't accept 90% of them. Not because they are not good but because I need a core to spin from and there isn't anything there. Way too much smoke and mirrors out there for our own good.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-41787252361845260902017-03-30T21:10:41.740-07:002017-03-30T21:10:41.740-07:00James
Idea for article next week "Lots of sto...James<br />Idea for article next week "Lots of stores are closing, BUT lots of malls all across the U.S. are closing.<br />These malls are big money streams for big players, we could be headed for another real estate, insurance, pensions fund MELTDOWN. Stat tuned...<br /><br />Please tell "J N MorganMarch 30, 2017 at 7:50 AM" to please stop reading my mind. I was thinking about being close to the great lakes. Great Idea J.N."<br /><br />Keep up the good work Jim.<br /><br />Jack SchitteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-70044135766474758652017-03-30T20:45:55.187-07:002017-03-30T20:45:55.187-07:00Well said, lolWell said, lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770253240791516614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-80637266458328305672017-03-30T16:07:28.874-07:002017-03-30T16:07:28.874-07:00Oh, no, I'd own the land. It would all be quit...Oh, no, I'd own the land. It would all be quite legit, and the cabin (which really would be pretty much good enough to be a house) would probably be built new. Also, yeah, having problems with my email. Hopefully I'll get things in order again soon.J N Morganhttp://njmorgan7.wixsite.com/authornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-65870697732108329172017-03-30T15:24:40.961-07:002017-03-30T15:24:40.961-07:00Use petroleum to grow the cotton, harvest the cott...Use petroleum to grow the cotton, harvest the cotton, make the clothes, ship the clothes, recycle the clothes to help the mechanic fix a vehicle that uses more petroleum. It isn't a waste if your whole economy is about using petroleum. :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-55321626887968679962017-03-30T15:20:50.334-07:002017-03-30T15:20:50.334-07:00Good gravy, you are describing US thrift stores al...Good gravy, you are describing US thrift stores also! I imagine our two cultures are pretty identical, both being largely populated by the same social class and overseen by the same royalist pricks at the founding.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-68517466893173217712017-03-30T15:09:25.799-07:002017-03-30T15:09:25.799-07:00Don't get me started about Thrift / Charity st...Don't get me started about Thrift / Charity stores<br /><br />* They charge way to much. <br />* People dump literal rubbish on them and get angry if the store rejects their "donation"<br />* The store rejects anything that's not perfect (yeah I know the previous point but these two don't counter each other)<br />* The "volunteers" are generally there because a) court order or b) to gossip they're not there to work<br />* the Paid managers generally are "I'm being a bitch but that's OK because I'm working for a CHARITY therefore I'm above reproach"<br /><br /> Dingonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-82378396367095728132017-03-30T11:13:14.832-07:002017-03-30T11:13:14.832-07:00I agree with ghostsniper in the general idea. With...I agree with ghostsniper in the general idea. Without wanting to sound like a smartass (which is to say I'm going to do just that), I'd like to say that many people have poor character, but when they have money they can afford to be real pricks (the difference matters to them).Avehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508223217305671728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-10889465325594824682017-03-30T10:00:37.636-07:002017-03-30T10:00:37.636-07:00A lot of that clothing that gets tossed into a tru...A lot of that clothing that gets tossed into a truck and shipped to the recycling center get turned into boxes of rags used by mechanics everywhere to wipe there greasy hands on, really seems like a waste if you ask me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770253240791516614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-69759481500587418862017-03-30T09:55:59.412-07:002017-03-30T09:55:59.412-07:00Okay, your points are valid, but the money class s...Okay, your points are valid, but the money class still irritate me and I'll always ride that hobby horse, no matter how correct you are in your distinctions:) I've never actually met real rich folks, so they could be okay. Just middle class pretentious whores. You could probably say it was my poor social skills that colors my perceptions, and you might be right. But I think my general outlook is correct in most peoples attitude about money and having it or not. The bell curve majority. And history backs me up about the shoddy treatment the poor receive, so perhaps I'm also projecting future issues to today. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-32772646248544651762017-03-30T09:10:06.148-07:002017-03-30T09:10:06.148-07:00No, you are correct. The rumor mill quickly dishes...No, you are correct. The rumor mill quickly dishes out the dirt on any unapproved actions. Say, the bums complain we don't feed them seven days a week. Doesn't matter that they have food stamps, the yuppie scum think we are heartless pricks and stop donations. I imagine it goes to the competition. ( I should "we" "were" instead of "are". Hard to believe I'm not still working there )James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-39079265126616972512017-03-30T09:06:53.388-07:002017-03-30T09:06:53.388-07:00This new reasonable thrift is great, but only beca...This new reasonable thrift is great, but only because this town is still in a boom. When that ends, good bye reasonable. I'll enjoy it as I can.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-4400536391537075952017-03-30T09:04:47.813-07:002017-03-30T09:04:47.813-07:00Of course, the buying the land part...unless you c...Of course, the buying the land part...unless you can get away with squatting.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79959124663548354602017-03-30T09:02:58.300-07:002017-03-30T09:02:58.300-07:00Donations are insane, but most get tossed into a c...Donations are insane, but most get tossed into a clothing truck and shipped to a recycle center. I don't know for what, rag content in glossy magazines perhaps. Typical behavior, throw away and waste to maximize profits.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-9189443905373910732017-03-30T08:59:47.206-07:002017-03-30T08:59:47.206-07:00You keep going on and on about people being asshol...You keep going on and on about people being assholes because of money and I keep telling you it's NOT the money that is at fault. As you said, money is only a tool and I agree.<br /><br />It is POOR CHARACTER that reveals some people as being assholes. If they lost all their money today they would still be assholes tomorrow, that's just the way they are. Take a poor asshole today, someone with a shitty character, and give them a million bux and you'll see a wealthy asshole tomorrow.<br /><br />I don't do thrift stores, no matter what they're called because of what you mentioned. I went in a Goodwill a couple years ago for the first time in centuries and was appalled at the prices. Yeah, there was decent stuff but nothing to warrant the prices they set on the stuff. <br /><br />I also don't do garage/yard sales. Did one of them a few years ago and what an embarrassment. I've heard that if you do enough of them regularly you'll eventually find that gold nugget. But going to places where people are liquidating because they have to rather than want to is depressing. Besides, as I drive by them all of them seem to have mostly garments and I don't need any more of them.<br /><br />I have designed million+ dollar homes for hundreds of wealthy people that have earned their wealth as honestly as this rotten assed gov't allows, and almost without exception none of them were compelled by their status to behave as someone you want to punch in the face. I've also designed homes for many people that are benefitters of recent wealth and poor character (one was a baseball player for the BoSox) and I couldn't complete their projects fast enough to get away from them. Hey, I did 4 years in this mans army and I have very little tolerance for people of any gender that suffer under the little man syndrome.<br /><br />A shitty attitude (character) is about as bad as it gets and I'll have none of it. Hand me a million and I'll still be the recluse I am today, I'll just drive a better truck! :-) ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-23698122348900758562017-03-30T08:28:57.154-07:002017-03-30T08:28:57.154-07:00Good for you, and bad for your ex-employer who sho...Good for you, and bad for your ex-employer who should have investigated better on the competition.<br /><br />I know I ask too much (but it's because I'm jealous about the magnificent hair) but it would be interesting to see if there is a category of goods who is markedly better in pricing or quality (or both) than at your former place. My theory is following : thrift stores have reputations among buyers and another among givers, so if the other one was supposedly more serious they could also have received more serious products.<br /><br />Just a theory.Avehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508223217305671728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-10053850166777419032017-03-30T08:04:32.156-07:002017-03-30T08:04:32.156-07:00Yours has been a similar experience to mine for th...Yours has been a similar experience to mine for thrift stores. Garage sale leftovers for quality at best, and prices closer to retail for new. It is a rare 'second hand' outlet that would charge 50% retail or less in my experience. The few that do sell for a more reasonable price tend to be very picked over with little selection. The best place around here is the ghetto (reservation town) about an hour and a half away. Because it is in poorer community, And because the oil boom is doing a bit of a dead cat bounce it has some reasonable things for reasonable prices (when it has sales) for the younglings. But the spouse and I often get accosted by the beggars when we go- even when we go straight there from working on the land, so the being accosted isn't just based on clothes or cleanliness. Really we need to get ahead of the kids growth curve and have enough clothes until they finish growing - but we tried that before and ended up throwing out clothes that had been unused as the kid outgrew it before it could be worn... Sigh.<br />Personally for most things I need I think garage/moving sales are the best hope, especially if the stuff is being sold by older folks - if you ask politely they might be willing to discount something to a trivial amount just to be rid of it to someone who can make use of it. So when I do the garage sale thing, I make certain to hit those run by older folks, and usually bypass the ones by younger folk. JJGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708302086326564665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-88286127141209008952017-03-30T07:50:15.594-07:002017-03-30T07:50:15.594-07:00I heard a funny saying once. I might be paraphrasi...I heard a funny saying once. I might be paraphrasing, but I think it went something like "nobody in America thinks they're poor; just caught in an embarrassing position between fortunes." But yeah, it seems like some people truly do worship the shiny coins and intricate scraps of paper and plastic that are used in bartering these days.<br /><br />I've thought of something I want to try, in fact somewhere I hope to be in roughly 5-10 years. Came up with it perhaps 3-4 weeks ago. A good-quality cabin/home down a dirt road though not terribly far from the nearest highway. Far enough to where you can hear reasonable traffic. Surrounded by forest, a small river/stream for fresh water as well as possibly fishing, and not a TERRIBLY long ways from an ocean so that there's more fishing to be done there or you can gather saltwater to boil down into home made salt.<br /><br />Hunt, use animal fat to make tallow, use tallow to make candles, grow crops, use sea salt and cabbage to make sauerkraut to help prevent scurvy over the Winter, and ultimately do my best to become entirely self-sufficient for a full year. The only electricity allowed, if I can manage it, is enough to keep a computer charged and maintain an internet connection so I can continue to write and have contact with the rest of the world.<br /><br />As for warmth, a wood stove, and I'll cut down wood for firewood myself. I've done it before. A full year almost entirely off the grid, and the only money I'd probably use is that for fuel, ammo components so I can make my own rounds, internet, the small amount of electricity I'll use, and of course booze. Though I like the idea of learning to make my own.<br /><br />I think that would be a truly fascinating and enriching experience. One that would be utterly cheap, and would actually be lessened by the spending of more money than necessary.J N Morganhttp://njmorgan7.wixsite.com/authornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-65290047695875442672017-03-30T07:36:17.276-07:002017-03-30T07:36:17.276-07:00Same deal every where. I made a trip to Salt Lake ...Same deal every where. I made a trip to Salt Lake and was drug to a thrift store. I needed a light jacket and this giant "thrift" store should have one. I'm really not too picky, just one jacket under twenty would have done me. It looks like selling new clothes at a thrift store crowded out "gently used". My small town store is the same story. Which is strange cause so many yups toss so much stuff we should be buried to deals. Americunt sucks!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036092622549367667noreply@blogger.com