I have never said a word to any body ,ever , about preparing for the unknown ..
I just do it little by little . The items start to add up - stack up - pile up - piles of stacks ...I think you get the picture ....
.What I really need to know is .......HOW do I keep my social butterfly of a WIFE of (23+) years from talking about it ?
"Radar is such a hoarder "
" Oh man , we have tons of every thing we will ever need " .
Apparently , the use of direct commands in the English language do not seem to have any effect on her... (read) "Will you shut the **** up about this. " NO one needs to know about having a little over stock....
My wife of 31 years was similar as it was a conversation point. After some diligent training on my part she limits this to close family and people she knows is on board. She is my chief purchasing agent in this part of our lives. She is really good at it.