My dad was born the year it started. My mom born two years later. Their childhood WAS the Great Depression and it formed their psyches. I was born in 1956 and I was raised in the Great Depression because my parents carry it to this day. My dad passed 2 years ago but my mom still talks about it.
Exactly! I was born in '48. My parents went through the depression and carried some of it with them, and some trickled down to me and on to my daughters. You don't forget lessons learned. You store up food when you can, you never throw anything away if it still has some value, and you help others whenever you can!!
@@pegatheetoo1437 My parents were young children during the Depression. My grandparents weren't too bad off (not rich though) but pinched pennies and lived frugally. My grandfather passed and then my grandfather maybe 10 years later. When my mother and her siblings went to clean out her home to sell it, they discovered that she was a hoarder and had saved everything! A friend's mother was like that too. She saved every single magazine and newspaper (among other things )that she had read! There were stacks and stacks of them all over the house - these people had money too! The Depression had a profound effect on people!
True story - in the mid-1930's at the height of the depression my grandfather several times a day during the winter would send my 6-year-old father and his three sisters aged 9 to 13 down to the railroad crossing to throw rocks and snowballs at the steam locomotives as they passed by. The engine crews would retaliate and try to hit the kids by throwing lumps of coal at them. Once the locomotive had passed, the kids would gather up the lumps of coal that had been thrown at them and take it home to fuel the stove used to heat the house with.
My parents grew up during the Depression. I learned so much from observing my grandmother. She had a third grade education then worked in the cotton mills. She went through the Spanish influenza, WWI, the Depression, WWII. She had twelve brothers and sisters and only six of the kids lived to adulthood. She was always cheerful. Her life was simple. She didn´t drive, she had a vegetable garden, she washed all the clothes by hand. She kept her life simple. She was always cheerful and joking around. She kept it simple. She did not allow her circumstances to define her. She enjoyed all of her little chores around the house. She was inclusive. You could stop by her house anytime and you were welcome and she would offer you a bowl of vegetable soup. This is the time when we can show up everyday with a smile on our faces, an offering of food and companionship. Let´s all show up for each other.
It would be great if people today would be like that they are too narcissistic only caring about the self. It’s going to be interesting to see how well many people act when they find out their smartphones can’t be charged by candlelight
Many years ago I had to move back in with my Mother and disabled brother, because I couldn't find a job in the town where I lived. Times pass, and I still live with them, because it's cheaper for all of us, and being older, we keep an eye on each other. It used to depress me, but I now realise it's for the best.
I’m Hispanic & a lot of those traits are strong in the family. My grandmother is the queen of our big family, she is the oldest of 12 by 6 years so her whole life is taking care of loved ones & teaching life skills that everyone should have. Passed down by her grandma on to cook, how to sew, to clean especially the boys so the girls don’t have too, how to maintenance & repair the thing we use around us, making stuff from junk to use like making a BBQ pit from a old oil pipeline pipe, cutting grass without a gas powered lawnmower or fixing one that someone leaves out for junk, have trees of all kinds to eat from such lemon, pecan, orange, plums, grapefruit and then seeds like watermelon, cantaloupe, peanuts etc. She said we must know theses things so we never have to rely on ANYBODY. Don’t kill animals, unless you raised it yourself its whole life & it is going to feed the family & not just for one day. I don’t know understand why people want concrete beneath them makes no sense but we don’t get to choose what life we want to be born in, so enjoy the one you have because my grandma has a older sister but she was just never born. Have a good life my friends & thank you to whoever took time to read this.
my hispanic grandma lived until 102 and taught me very valuable lessons. She was a millionaire when she died and lived off $300 per month. In here little 600K 2 bedroom house in Van Nuys she bought for 3K.
Dewey Oxburger You are very fortunate to have been given time that most people will never be given.🙏🏽 I could only imagine all the lessons & stories she had from her good life.❤️
My mother say the same thing. She lived through WW2, and German Occupation. We helped eachother back then she told me. One day one of her friends didnt come to school. Her dad was arrested by the Germans, and the family was poor. The teacher said that everyone should share half their lunch, and my mother and the teacher went over to the family, they hadnt had food for days.. My grandmother was definitely a prepper. When she died, we found food everywhere.
He doesn't do it for survival. He does it because it's ingrained in his psyche. He also spent over 30 years with the highway department finding things at the side of the road.
I dumpster dived for 10 years starting around 2002 because I KNEW the economy was gonna collapse and all this food was going to waste anyway. I wanted people to see me so then when they were forced onto food stamps they knew it was not as bad as me dumpster diving.
My mother in law told me during the depression her mother picked a wild weed (looked like spinach) they ate it and all got sick. I remember as a child we were very poor, my dad was sick, my mom had a painful leg (eventually had surgery and went to work), war problems/ injuries, we went hungry, my mom would cry over it. After about 3 days of being hungry, my brother and I (maybe age 8 and 9) would get up about 5:30 and go a few blocks away and hide in a bush waiting for the milkman and breadman to make their house deliveries, we would pinch (steal) one item from each porch, we would raid fruit trees, vegetable gardens, that's how we survived! I remember being evicted and homeless, sometimes living in abandoned houses, no plumbing, no electricity. Missed a lot of school because of it but I always passed my grades. Sometime we didn't have winter boots or warm coats, or even school supplies. Eventually my brother and I went to live with my grandmother for a year. My younger brothers lived in a hotel room with my parents. Things eventually got better, my mom went to work, my dad worked when he could. I went to work at 12, lied about my age. My parents were almost 40 when they began having kids, people thought they were our grand parents . I made sure my kids never went without! They don't know my story!
Please tell your children your life story and your grandchildren if you have them Teach them everything you know it will be the best gift you could give them.
You story is interesting. It shows perseverance in the eyes of adversity. Don't be ashamed of it! They will share it with their children, a gypsy hobo story.
They should know your story. May make em more apt to appreciate what they have. Not saying they don't appreciate it, but when someone doesn't know something, they don't know
I heard a story about a woman during the Mexican Revolution of 1928. She gave food to a neighbor when she had very little herself. The neighbor did not want to take it but was desperate. She told her neighbor to take the food. She said she had enough for the day. That's faith, hope and charity all rolled into one beautiful true Christian sentiment.
Ambrose McLaren my great grandparents did this. My great grandma cooked for people passing through. She had a mark on her house that people would recognize as friendly.
I'm just afraid that if in today's age, if we were to give to a neighbor during the next great depression, they might in turn break into your home and steal because they know you have, especially if they don't have anything. Many would kill if they knew you have, just to keep their own family from dying of starvation. Now days, we don't really know our neighbors.
Absolutely spot on! My dad still to this day acts like the Great Depression is still here.. My grandmother only knew one thing when saving her money... FDIC...I don’t think she even knew what that stands for but wouldn’t bank without it. She remembers going down to the railroad tracks and picking up coal that would fall of the hopper cars when the engineer would “ accidentally “ start the train with a jerk so some people could stay warm.
FDIC didn't do the trick in 2008; it was the prime points that gave the Fed some leverage. The next economic emesis is going to bring us to our knees-- in a firing position. Americans will not go thru another Depression or even a Recession like the last one. Can't blame folks. The pols & corporateers have played w/ our lives long enough. Gonna be a hot time in the old towns that night.
This is not a joke. People prepare food for the next 90 days everything is getting worse in United States. Hope your learned something from this video, get money in your pockets not in the bank.
There are many places not taking cash because of the covid virus...cash carries lots of germs...no cash is spreading like wildfire right now...we had cash and lots of places won't except it now...so we spent the cash on pop machines...there only taking debit cards now
You should investigate germ theory. Cash has been around how long? Digital crypto on the way. If your a good citizen you will keep what they give you for the month. SMH
Keep in mind if you remove your $$ from the bank and store it In your house, home insurance won’t cover that if there’s a fire or theft or something. Be careful!
I heard many stories about my grandparents opening a can of vegetables and sharing them for a week. My grandfather was able to get a job in a coal mine. He worked graveyards so he could come home, when the sun was up, and strap on behind a mule to plow the farm. We have lost so much.
@@starseeds7376 Me since this current president took office. Just as I predicted, and unfortunately as long as he is in office it will get worse. He knows nothing, sees nothing, hears nothing, except his desire to be re-elected and couldn't care less if we all, especially older citizens just died off.
I can always tell when I see a yard how old the person is. depression era old people always have a lot of stuff growing in their yards. my grandpa had two apple trees, a walnut tree, a row of grapes, and blackberries and that's not even including the garden.
Oh, it's definitely a good idea to be growing a lot, lot more of your own food nowadays. I would have serious concerns for anyone who doesn't do so. It's not 'just' the fact there may be a global depression coming along soon, it's the quality of the food that's being grown on farms right now that should be causing all of us great concern. Unless registered organic, farmers are spraying glyphosate on grains to dry them at the same rate - despite government reassurances some of that pesticide is going to get into the grain (all seeds breathe) and stay there throughout the cleaning process, finally ending up on your plate. This past Autumn and Winter, I took a lot of cuttings from my fruit shrubs, looked through the woods for wild Hazelnut seedlings (to boost the numbers I have here), have really increased the amount and range of vegetables I am growing too (normally I just have potatoes and a few leafy greens and onions), and have started trials to grow at least a few of my own grains.
@@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 Nettles: great for protein, iron and minerals & vitamins. I usually gather a few for the pot early in the year. Wild Garlic is nice too.
After seeing food just gone from the stores in 4 days, it really brings perspective of how easy it is for times to get hard really fast. Always have some essential on stock to ease in to hard times.
Im going into my 50's I was raised with my grandparents, and I loved how I was raised - hearing this explains A LOT of why and how I was raised. We had those big gardens, grandma canned and we ate most our meals from what we grew. Our neighbor kept heards of beef cattle and we bartered and traded. Grandma taught me to bake and sew, she made most of my clothes when I was wee little. Thank you for sharing, this brought light to why maybe my grandparents were like they were. XOXO
Best plant someone can grow is zucchini. You can use it in breads, cakes, pancakes, I even had a cup into my meatloaf, the list goes on. Love making zoodles with them. I even made mock crabcakes which were amazing.
My grandmother did very well during the depression. She moved from MI to Cleveland, OH. She was a seamstress for a very famous suit company. She had a new car during the depression which was very rare as a single woman. She has always said to learn a skill because no one can take that away from you.
In the small town I live in we had a storm come through, lots of property damage and town without power for a week and not on reliable for a while after. The red cross came in. It was great that in my small community everyone pulled together and helped each other out.
My great grandmother and grandmother raised me they taught me to be multi skilled person. They taught me to to cook, grow food and plants, take care of live stock, sew some small stuff. Grandpa taught me to kill the hens for food. He taught me how to fix cars. I became a mechanic as my career. If anyone has taught to be self-sufficient and definitely would be my grandparents and my great-grandparents who have lived through it!
When I was a young girl my grandfather use to tell us stories about the depression. He always told me it will happen again and that people would not know how to take care of themself. I see that now with people that do not have the knowledge to even feed themselves.
When my grandparents were growing up, they had to walk to school, 5 miles, in the snow, uphill...both ways! Luckily, they didn't suffer from mental/emotional problems caused by TV and internet...like me!
Education also affects mental health- not just tv and internet. Keeping intouch with people can affect your mental health, reading a newspaper etc etc etc
Back in the day I grew up living on dairy farms we didn't own the farm we were the workers. We lived in a shack that was provided by the owner. It was a shack with no electricity no plumbing one room. As a Kidd I slept on an old army cot. Old wood burning stove. I learned to cook on that. The owner of the farm would have his son pick us to take us into town to shop and launder cloths. Back in the day it was called jarring by the way it was not called canning. I am glad for the upbringing that I had because nowadays everything is so rich. Have I mentioned this was in the 1960,s. Yes this is true. Many folks like myself who were white have lived this life . while people of color lived in fancy brand new apartments high rises had electricity water plumbing I had none of that . By the way other people of color did not have that either. They weren't weened on the government tit.
My father who was a Great Depression Survivor told me the same thing as your Grandmother told you. We do not share and help each other anymore. God help us
I'll be 39 this year. My Great Grandma was born in 1913 and grew up during the depression. Everything she learned has been handed down. We where always taught to learn as much as you can. The more you know the more value you hold. So everything you have said I've heard at one point in time. Glad to hear that what was handed down still holds value. It's better to have and not need then to need and not have.
Thanks. This is eye opening , you see history made every day. Stop destroying history ,it will return.we all need to work together,love, be kind as we can. Be Americans, God bless America.
That's because the banks profit from the cards and system. Morgan Chase has a majority of the contracts. It's all just a piece of plastic and an entry on a computer.
It really lasted 20 years depending on where you lived. I remember parts of your story as I was 5 yo in 1949. It was even worse for longer in the Ozarks where I grew up. Thank you for telling and warning with this story! GBA.
We, myself and wife, were born because the war began. We, like everyone born then, had to live with grandparents, our mothers had no houses. The women could not afford houses; the males were gone to war. We grew up in the culture of the depression, grandparents. We had nothing. My wife's tiny community combined ration stamps to get her first pair of shoes. Her father worked as math teacher in a college that gave him room and board but no salary until the navy claimed him to teach submarine commanders the math of submarine attack. My father was a B29 pilot. The greatest generation did more with less than you know. Rosie the riveter was our idol, not a myth.
I personally believe if The Great Depression happens today it will lead to riots and such. Everyone is very entitled today. I personally see it at work as new people are hired they want “top pay” out the door.
Gary Yep so entitled. For some reason they think we should have healthcare and education like other modern countries. Don’t they know we are third world these days?? Let’s not put the bar too high. And hey wages for the bottom 90% are less than they were in the 1980s but just be happy we haven’t brought slavery back... yet.
But my real life experiences after disasters and tragedies have not prompted riots and such. Even in a larger city we still pulled together as a community and helped each other. Even 2 months with no electricity and no riots. So I hope you're wrong.
I spent alot of time with my grandparents who lived through the great depression and they taught me alot and I thank God for them cause Iam able to alot of things that most wouldn't even know where to start
Good history lesson brother! My grandmother was the first female barber in the state of Louisiana. Her dad was a Methodist circuit rider. They survived and gave to those who didn't. That point you made will determine how we all will fare in the next correction. Good vid!
My grandma was born in a tent. When I was little, she would have rabbits that we would play with. One day she said, "don't look outside" and I found out she was skinning a rabbit. That night we had fried chicken. 😋
I started prepping about 3 yrs before covid ( not looking to debate it ) and my entire family including wife thought i was touched. But everyone amused me. Fast forward now 1/2 my family preps to some degree. They realize its just about being prepared for anything.
A caveat on Heirloom seeds....You MUST know how far away to plant similar crops....or you loose the Heirloom quality. You can find distance requirements for all kinds of seed on line. Knowing this will help you keep heirlooms frm becoming hybrids.
Às far as sleeping outside in parks and so forth you can't do that nowadays, (at least most places), without being told to leave or getting a ticket or arrested for being poor. In most countries it's not a crime to be poor but it is in the US.
If you have one of those old foot powered sewing machines, you got a money maker. Learn how to can too. Never hurts. Get real books. Power grid goes down your Ipad/laptop/phone won't last long enough to be really helpful. Plus with no net, not really any good at all.
So something you said here struck me. You said your grandparents had a million dollars in the bank when they passed. A million dollars only to sit. I think that’s why people have the mentality to spend now. Because that money won’t go with you when you go - enjoy it while you’re alive and able. Thanks for the neat video!
His grandma, like mine were well off when they died. But she always rolled 3 pie crusts out of a Jiffy box which said would make 2. Granted, the crust was to thin to pick up and pie was more like cobbler.
I’ve been stock piling rice, beans, and canned goods to be ready. I also keep lots of water around. We all need to realize this could be a reality for all of us very soon with what’s going on in the world.
@@m4nny_143 yeh well I said it a month ago. Every day takes us further away into the depths of utter dispair and mark my words, world hunger. The hunger games hay?
That's sure what it feels like. Two incomes a renter and still barely get by. Things will get easier if I stick with my career. But looking for tips to make these hard times easier
I have gone hungry and was homeless for a while when I was young. It is something I wish for no one and I have compassion for those that have or are going through that now. When you are hungry you learn to eat anything and appreciate it. I once found a bag of navy beans in an abandoned house. I had never cooked beans before. I fired up a sterno can and followed the directions on the bag. That was the greatest thing I had ever tasted in my life. My brother refused to go hungry, he turned to robbery and has spent 33 years behind bars for it. My wife cooks navy beans whenever I am depressed about things and we eat it together. My favorite food in the world! She saved my life by loving me and taking me in when she found me. People say the most important thing in the world is Family and they are right. I had no family when I was young but I do now thanks to my wife. Her and my children are the only thing that matters.
My great grandfather would order hot water at a diner and put some ketchup in it to make tomato soup & dumpster dived. He became an orphan (8yo) while migrating from Lebanon, so survived with kindness of people of NY, in 1899. Lived until 99yo and was a successful restaurateur.
I've heard of folks having to do that, they'd order a cup of tea save the tea bag and use the hot water with crackers/ketchup for a cup of soup, I can't imagine that being very filling but that's pretty resourceful
I also have been homeless and hungry. It is amazing what you would eat after not having anything for one week. It was in the 70s, I had just graduated from college on the honor roll. I could not find a job and nobody would help me financially. It was a hard lesson, but I learned more being homeless than in college. This can happen to anybody. Your “luck” can change at anytime and everything go wrong. I don’t judge homeless people, it could be me or you next time. Help the homeless if you can!
I hate to break it to you Toto, but this ain't the 70's anymore... The signs at the zoo specifically tell you not to feed the animals.... And you have a college education?
Panhandlers are everywhere. I've lived out of car, 6mo, did not beg to anyone. Frugal is an important word. Those less fortunate than me, no car, no SOcial Security, can go to the many agencies, churches, even some stores will offer food, soupkitchens feed people everyday. Nice home now and when I'm out homeless beg with scams. I do not donate to them. Donate to those agencies that provide for legitimate homeless folks. Be careful around desperate scammers!!
Red Cross and Oprah charities have boards who make over million a year. Give to those who help. If a local church has food bank that’s where it will do the most good.
Was born dirt poor in eastern Kentucky in 1950. My dad had severe mental problems and was sent to a hospital where he would be for years. Mom tried to feed us kids which numbered 9. I trapped rabbits at 7, worked any job I could get and bought food. Stole coal off a train car from time to time to heat in winter (not proud of that). Government commodities helped feed us but didn't do it all. A local church delivered a box of food one cold snowy night which I will never forget since we hadn't eaten in about 3 days. I am now middle class living in a nice home. I haven't forgotten my young life and I am a dedicated prepper with a freezer and two refrigerators full. I will not see anyone go hungry.
My grandma lived through the Great Depression and it wasn’t until I was older I understood why Grandma never threw out left overs it was because she knew what it was like to be hungry. She was an amazing woman grew up in a two bedroom farm home with 11 siblings. I asked her one day how did they all stay in such a little home. Her answer was well precious you see the smaller the house the closer the family. And they were! I would look for something to eat in her cabinets and didn’t see anything but oh no grandma would throw me a simple delicious meal. We don’t have to have it as hard as they did back in The Great Depression. Prep, Prep,and Prep!
It's honestly weird that I came across this today. Just earlier today, and I'm being dead serious, I told my husband that I've been thinking a lot lately about something my grandfather used to say to us. He told us all as we were older and having our kids that if there was just one thing in life that he could teach us it's that history repeats itself. Then he'd say, you have a family and if you dont have a stock pile of non-perishables, such as canned foods and seeds to plant then you're doing it all wrong and you better pray you never have to regret it. So I said this to my husband today and told him for some reason it's been weighing on my mind, I can here my grandfathers voice saying to me, you're doing it all wrong and history repeats itself. Then tonight this video pops up. Coincidence?? Idk but it makes me feel like it might be time to reevaluate the way we grocery shop.
It's called " being moved by the Holly Spirit " don't ignore it , It's been going on for some time with the men and women in my church. Some are well to do , others not . I am a known Marksmanship instructor even the Pastor bought a handgun and showed up at my range. He had never owned a firearm before.
My dad almost starved to death during the depression and had seizures because of malnutrition. They were a family of nine in the 1930's. He told about if they had food in the winter it was sweet potatoes, white potatoes, onions and cow milk. Cornbread was a treat. At 87 and hardly can walk, he still gardens.
@@EmilyGloeggler7984 God wants people to garden. Being able to grow our own food is one of His greatest gifts to us. Seeking God is great, but it's well known that He helps those who help themselves.
My Grandmom was a black woman during the depression. She could cook from raw goods, raised pigs and chickens, butcher fish and animals, make quilts & clothing. She had a massive garden and did canning. She networked with other women of all colors to trade eggs and other produce. She made & sold ice cream too. My grandpa worked hard but my Grandmom was a beast at survival. #Mary Frances of southern Virginia
Kimberley B She sounds like the kind of woman I'd love to know. My dad grew up during the depression and had to drop out in the 8 th grade to help his family(11 kids). She had willpower, intelligence, knowledge, courage and a strong will to survive. She is definitely an inspiration to anyone who says you can't do something.
You were so lucky to have a grandmother such as yours Mine died young and my mother grew up in an orphanage but in the 70 s my husband and myself took ourselves to the country and raised 5 children growing a lot of our own food. I think we are facing the same thing now
I am glad that I have a farm. I am blessed that my parents taught me how to farm. How to can, garden, raise pigs, rabbits, cows, how to sew, trim hooves, help with birthing, and how to put my faith in God. I lost my mom, a year ago, August. She taught me a lot and I miss her. I still have my little 83 year old daddy. I am always learning new things.
Wow God bless you... Very interesting I've always wanted to live the farm life it's just my daughter grandson and I in this world it's very hard but I always pray. Take care.
I very much want to live on a farm In the middle of nowhere because I know for a fact that stuff is coming in the next 10 years that will be hard if I’m not off the grid
Community, hunting, foraging, blacksmithing, milling, weaving, sewing, mending, gardening, etc etc- all things the current society doesn't value, those are the things that really matter when society collapses. Thank you for posting this video! Al's my grandfather was a doctor during the depression- he and my grandmother saw it coming and prepared and stocked up what they believed they'd need. That taught me a lot about paying attention to the signs of the times.
I value these things because they're a great way to live a more sustainable life. The more things you can learn to do for yourself the less you have to rely on systems that could fail at any moment, and the more you appreciate everything you have and all the possibilities there are. I'm grateful I learned to sew as a kid and I'm hoping to start an outside garden when I have more money. Until then, I'm researching how to forage and purify water, as well as first aid and upcycling things I have. As many ways as I can to live off the land and use what I have to the fullest extent. It's tough that current society doesn't prioritize these skills, but as people see how they aren't being treated right by the government, they workplace, the banks, etc, they are slowly shifting to relying on themselves, and taking power back into their own hands.
They were very astute! If you listen to the videos of Lynette Zang, an economist here on RUclips, , she and many others are predicting a crash that will be as bad or worse than 1929. She's the only one though, who strongly advises to prepare by taking your money out of the bank but also the stock market, treasuries, bonds, annotates or any other fiat currency. It will be worth zero. Instead she says to buy gold and silver which hold their value (gold has for 6,000 years and is accepted globally!). Gold is high but silver is reasonable now. Both will skyrocket in a crash. She has a farm where she's been growing food and recommends on stockpiling food, water and other necessities. She saw the handwriting on the wall in the 2008 plunge and started prepping then. She explains exactly what is happening that the government won't tell you!
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -Robert A. Heinlein
If people only knew what parasites these people actually are. In history their were people that used to get ran out of countries, they ended up having to change their last names not to be recognized, because people knew how bad they were. Revelations 2:8.. that's all iam saying.
Robert Jones Must be because it’s being searched and viewed by so many the algorithms will rank it higher and put in more feeds. More surprising they haven’t been censoring it like anything else of use
@@wefukthenwo At least with the 1930's depression people were able to physically meet to help each other and work. Now we have an invisible, communicable enemy giving incentive to be the "Lone Wolves" the video author warns us about becoming.
My grandparents lived in the city in New Jersey , she always kept a pot of soup on the stove she boiled chicken or beef bones added what every she could find including young dandelion greens to the mix and made her own bread . Men flooded to the city trying to find work , there wasn't any . They would go banging on doors begging for food to eat . Grandma "NEVER" turned them away ! A bowl if her soup with a hunk of bread , she gave them to eat on her back porch . She said some of the men cried when she gave them this meal ! ! . . . 💖
I've been going through some rough times but this comment has really lifted my mood. Your grandma was an angel, it just goes to show what a little humanity can do in the worst of times
@@joshuas.686 Joshua , I'm so sorry to hear that life is treating you roughly . You did a great job on the video . It's a true reminder how tough we can be when things seem impossible ! I'v prayed for you and want to encourage you . We're faced with such difficult times in our lives , what makes an individual a stand out like those people who lived and survived the Great Depression" , was their ability to carry on sometimes just moment by moment . You can do this . You can be an inspiration to others who are hanging on by a thread , during these dark days ! . . 🌻
@Nature Of The Beast Just an FYI ? Even the bones from a chicken , beef or hame can be slow cooked over low heat and make a delicious broth . You'd be surprised what you can eat if your hungry enough . . 🍵
I pray that people will be this kind when the SHTF. I'm afraid that too many have become so obsessed with prepping and having enough for themselves, that they have no compassion or empathy for others and would rather shoot than share! 😢 🙏🏻❤
My grandfather lived through the depression and World War II and he had 6 children and he had a grocery store in the basement and enough toilet paper for decades. I’m a prepper like both my grandparents and my family made fun of me until coronavirus came along. Recently I had a financial loss and thank god I have everything I need stored away 🙏
I'm the same way but do not know if any of my family had hardships like that (I am from another country and my grandmother was privileged, as a young person she never went hungry). They used to make fun of me but I am the resource for information on anything now. I am also a registered nurse.
My mom tried to teach me so much about reusing things. Nothing went to waste. She would remove buttons and zippers from worn clothing. The clothing was used to patch, extend, expand, remake other clothing especially for the growing children. If it couldn't be used for anything else, it was used to make a quilt. A roll of paper towels was a luxury for her and would last about a year. So many times I didn't understand her. She passed about two years ago from pancreatic cancer. I miss her so much. But now I go through my sewing supplies, finding the elastic from undies, they are perfect for the masks we now are required to have. The buttons, zippers and so much more is now being used. I hear her sweet voice inside of my head telling me, I told you you'd need that one day. All stay safe.
I know how to sew but the material cost more than buying the whole item at Walmart these days thrift stores have gotten way more expensive since the upper-middle-class found out about them and the material used for today's clothing and blankets doesn't last sometimes not even through the first wash things will wear out faster than they did back then
@@australianwoman9696 Thankyou so much for the thoughts. She taught me so much. One thing that she made, that I get compliments and questioned about often. I had some nice towels that had worn out on the ends. She trimmed the worn part, used the elastic from my husband's worn out fruit of the looms, folded the towel and sewed the ends to be able to pull the elastic through and secure together making arm covers for my couch and chairs. The arms of the furniture stayed clean and the covers are easy to wash. 😊🌹🦋🌹
@Anthony 223 Throughout the 10-year Depression people needed all the necessities: shelter, clothes, shoes, etc. They had to scrimp and scratch out everything possible to survive. They learned to make do, but frequently had to do without. After things changed because of the New Deal, that generation continued to not waste anything. Our parents and grandparents passed those values onto the next generations.
@Anthony 223 Take a lesson from those who survived it and living now and sharing to the wise that will listen. There are non so blind, than those who refuse to see. I'm living with the same conditions, I would fix it if I could. I can't, but I need to figure out how to survive it. I do hope that you figure something out. I pray, that helps me.
Something told me about this a long time ago.. i had bought 1 ww2 gas mask on random because it looked bad ass.. over time i lost it and moved, but i always moved light and still do to this day. i went and got another gas mask only to lose it again sadly, but NOW im going full out and keep it in a safe place for good if needed... funny the things life lets you see early on when you are young
@@x2gaming149 Make sure the filter in that mask is good enough to stop SARS-nCov2 particles, and make sure you don't share them with loved ones when mask is off.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost!
All I’m going to say is that I’ve taken the lessons my grandparents learned and passed on to my parents to heart and using them for now. Folks may think I’m crazy but I see where we are heading. I’ve got cash set aside in my possession, seeds and everything to garden set aside and I’m just waiting. I see the cycle returning with the hyperinflation, devaluing of the dollar, and all the food processing plants mysteriously burning down.
Yes, stock up on food and water now, keep your money out of the bank, get out of the stock market and buy gold and silver! Gold is globally accepted and hasn't lost its value in 6,000 years!
Well...my grandparents and parents trusted banks because of FDIC. Unfortunately, part of my family lore became "don't trust the stock market." As a result, they could have turned hundreds of thousands into tens of millions -- but missed out.
DON'T TRUST ANYONE OR ANYTHING EVER!!! EVERYTHING CAN GO BAD AT ANY MOMENT!!! STAY INDOORS AND SUCK YOUR THUMBS THE WORLD IS A SCARY PLACE!!! And then we die and none of it mattered anyway.
@@GetMeThere1 You are delusional. During the Great Depression previous rich people were committing suicide after losing it all and the banks would close with people's money one day and never open again, which meant people lost all their savings. Robin is right. I have saving in the bank for things like my property taxes, which I pay in February or March so it's not in the bank for long and the rest is in my house in a fireproof safe in a secret place, until things improve. FDIC can't cover more than a small fraction of money in banks, it is an illusion.
My parents went through the depression. My father would never eat soup and said he’d had enough to last him a lifetime during the depression. Growing up I always had good home cooked meals made from scratch. My mother would make the best casseroles out of leftovers. No food was ever thrown away. They were very frugal. There was an old saying that one could “squeeze a nickel ‘til the Buffalo sh**” and it was true, they could. Every penny counted for something. My grandmother taught me to sew my own clothes, quilts, etc and I learned to cook from scratch which I still do today at 73. I can raise my own vegetables in my garden and know how to preserve/can them. So many of these ways are becoming a lost art and it’s sad to see it happening. Is the fast paced materialistic society we live in today really worth it? I’m beginning to think not.
I've met 60 year old women in the store who didn't know how to work a pressure cooker or which flour already had baking powder in it. They were 30 years older, so I was sure they'd know, so i asked them. Part of the blame is their own parents not teaching them. Teach your kids everything you know. My own parents didn't and expected me to know without being told.
An interesting read. My parents said they had had enough of rabbit to last a lifetime as during the Depression (in Sydney) when men, known as rabbitos, would walk through the streets carrying loads of dead rabbits to sell. Men would also walk thr streets selling fish they had caught. They would try and make money any way they could. They were cheap. They would never touch rabbit in later years. Like you, I can look after myself, and my mother who is 98 still NEVER throws any food away. You are so right. The old way of living is becoming a lost art.
I totally agree with you. My grandparents lived through the depression and had a corner grocery store and also had a farm they grew vegetables on for the store. They were not rich by any means and thankfully they did not want for anything. But they did not buy anything either. The good Lord was watching over them. But you are so very right about so much will be lost as older people pass on. It is so very sad. I am a grandmother 👵🏼 of 6 grandchildren. Thankfully my one child knows exactly what is going on in the world. They are in their 2nd year of becoming Homesteaders. They limit the children’s tv time and my older grandchildren love to read and read to their siblings. Their parents are selective on what they read. Except for the baby and the next youngest, everyone works in the garden, planting seeds and plants and pulling weeds. I feel Technology has ruined the younger generation the most. I have an I phone but have come to dislike it. I waste too much time on it. I remember making my children’s clothing when they were babies and up to maybe age 5. I sewed teddy bears and dolls when they were little. They loved their toys. I used to go to a farm to pick vegetables and strawberries, but I blanched and froze a lot and would make preserves. I used to make scrap quilts, but tied the blocked. Growing up, a girl I knew lived with her grandmother and she crocheted. I asked her grandmother to teach me and she did. My first project was a vest and than afghans. I can’t do anything fancy but I can make them. It really saddens me what is happening in the world and to our country. I hate to think about all the great knowledge our grandparents and even our parents had that will be lost forever.
I just turn 90 this Dec. 13th! And I've lived in this time! I still live with, raising my own food hunt and fish! Chop wood for heat and I still don't have electricity! Raised 12 children, with just what we could do! I'm not rich with Money but with love No matter who you were Evey one came together for each other! My mommy made her kids go out to the filled and gather rocks ,she put it in a pot of hot water! She called it love soap! Iowa's rased on the reservation for people everywhere was hurting and it was bad on the reservations!
I wish i would know you I live on a reservation in french part of Canada I am lucky i have some money but i do not know how to work with my hands I went hunting for the first time with my brother last fall I will try to grow a small garden next spring I guess i should buy some tools to be able to chop wood for next winter I miss my ancesters Take good care of you
@Kate Lane: I am 72. I started to food stockpile in 2018. 2020 Covid hit and I really got serious about having food and water at home. I have toilet paper and helped neighbors who couldn’t find it in my area of Colorado. Now we ‘share and network’ as neighbors on our street. We each have certain skill sets. This works for us. I start to make soups in Late August and freeze them. Then I share homemade soup, chili, cornbread, other breads monthly plus casseroles with 4 other elderly neighbors on my street. We pool our resources. We all are in Social Security and limited incomes. Don’t be isolated. Please. We have no family here. So our neighbors are now the family. Our church family also helps. It’s my husband, me, the big dog. I’ve learned not to cut ourselves off. We all need help. We all need interaction with others to get more ideas on how to survive the current 2021 situation. We will make it! Buy more blankets. Buy more water bottles. Do what you can now. This is the 2 things that concern you. Shop at Dollar stores and discount stores. You will find canned goods there. But mostly, don’t be isolated. There is help available! Take care! Pat in Colorado
Scary thing is that both of my paw-paws said that a great depression will happen again and it'll be worse. Knowing how to survive off the land is key to survival. Hunting, fishing, raising your own livestock and gardening.
GazB85: Yes, and no. The OP is right. Most people nowadays can’t handle being without WiFi. I grew up watching the computer and Internet evolution take place so I can be fine without it. My kids on the other hand go crazy if they don’t have wifi and a screen to watch. They won’t read books or just “be bored.” My wife got them addicted to it all much to my frustrations.
This is very true. The other side of that, however, is how much of our lives seem to now require the internet to function. Just walk into a retail store when their network is down and you’ll watch the entire store virtually grind to a halt.
I know. I don’t want to argue with you. I believe we’re like minded people. I live in Amish country and have met many through my line of work. I have been blown away by what I have seen over the years.
Yep, the Amish people are a good model. Many of us skoof at them now. But, that is how you want to end up living if things really got bad! Housing, food, water, businesses, order, safety, community, Really, it is not to bad, when you look at it.
My grandpa used to tell me about when he was 12 years old and left home on a boxcar to find work during great depression. His mother was a widow of 8 children during the great depression he lived til 78 and was a humble man that loved the Lord.
@@countryfriedent How was the Lord not humble brother? He left heaven and the entire universe and became a man to suffer death on a cross for you and me. He could have spoke a word and sent legions of angels to slay his accusers but humbled himself.
It’s almost like you had a feeling we’d be in this situation again. My son is 26. He’s an old soul. He’s been hunting and prepping for awhile. He kept telling me for the last couple years of years that something was going to happen. He was right. He’s smarter than I am ! I’m so proud of him!
Good for you:) History repeats itself. So many I know have known this would come for 2 decades. Probably because we read the Bible ( Revelations). Things will get worse. Good you have your son:) Do you know Christ? Eternity is coming. Jn 3:16 God bless you:)
Both my parents grew up during the depression. My father said people didnt even lock their doors and windows. This time it will be a bloodbath; its not going to be close to the same thing.
Yeah, I tried to find a way to go back to the REAL lifestyle (gardening and so on) last year but my parents didn't want to help. Now I don't care about them that much, I'll try my best but family does not mean anything anymore, if you don't want to help then don't stand on the way at least. Bloody stupid people making this life such a mess. And how crazy and brainwashed everyone is.
@@МарияНиколова-ф7ю I have gardened for 3 years and have found these foods to work really well: 1. Basil 2. Onions 3. Lettuce (grow this in the fall) 4. Corn (with tons of water and sunlight) 5. Roma tomatoes specifically (other types have all rotted) 6. Sunflowers (these can be grown in weird areas other stuff doesn’t fit. Just make sure they don’t shade edible plants. Easy 7 feet tall) 7. Tap maple trees and boil sap until you have syrup (silver maple trees work too!)
My dad was born the year it started. My mom born two years later. Their childhood WAS the Great Depression and it formed their psyches. I was born in 1956 and I was raised in the Great Depression because my parents carry it to this day. My dad passed 2 years ago but my mom still talks about it.
Exactly! I was born in '48. My parents went through the depression and carried some of it with them, and some trickled down to me and on to my daughters. You don't forget lessons learned. You store up food when you can, you never throw anything away if it still has some value, and you help others whenever you can!!
@@pegatheetoo1437 My parents were young children during the Depression. My grandparents weren't too bad off (not rich though) but pinched pennies and lived frugally. My grandfather passed and then my grandfather maybe 10 years later. When my mother and her siblings went to clean out her home to sell it, they discovered that she was a hoarder and had saved everything! A friend's mother was like that too. She saved every single magazine and newspaper (among other things )that she had read! There were stacks and stacks of them all over the house - these people had money too! The Depression had a profound effect on people!
True story - in the mid-1930's at the height of the depression my grandfather several times a day during the winter would send my 6-year-old father and his three sisters aged 9 to 13 down to the railroad crossing to throw rocks and snowballs at the steam locomotives as they passed by. The engine crews would retaliate and try to hit the kids by throwing lumps of coal at them. Once the locomotive had passed, the kids would gather up the lumps of coal that had been thrown at them and take it home to fuel the stove used to heat the house with.
Brilliant lol
How very clever! and funny too!
Now that is genius, lol!
Weaponized children have arrived. Lol
That’s freaking smart❣️
My parents grew up during the Depression. I learned so much from observing my grandmother. She had a third grade education then worked in the cotton mills. She went through the Spanish influenza, WWI, the Depression, WWII. She had twelve brothers and sisters and only six of the kids lived to adulthood. She was always cheerful. Her life was simple. She didn´t drive, she had a vegetable garden, she washed all the clothes by hand. She kept her life simple. She was always cheerful and joking around. She kept it simple. She did not allow her circumstances to define her. She enjoyed all of her little chores around the house. She was inclusive. You could stop by her house anytime and you were welcome and she would offer you a bowl of vegetable soup. This is the time when we can show up everyday with a smile on our faces, an offering of food and companionship. Let´s all show up for each other.
Beautiful and true.
I like your story thank you for sharing!
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It would be great if people today would be like that they are too narcissistic only caring about the self.
It’s going to be interesting to see how well many people act when they find out their smartphones can’t be charged by candlelight
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Many years ago I had to move back in with my Mother and disabled brother, because I couldn't find a job in the town where I lived. Times pass, and I still live with them, because it's cheaper for all of us, and being older, we keep an eye on each other. It used to depress me, but I now realise it's for the best.
Good move! Community is important. Just stock up on food and water. It's 2 yrs. later and the economy is heading south!
I can cook...sew...garden...fish...can....make candles...soap...im mid 40s country girl....and im appalled by how helpless people are today
sharon strech My mom worked in a cotton mill when she was around 12
sharon strech Some can't even sew a button on their clothes!!!
We can tx. UBER or face book ourselves.
@@NotAFeminist976 God BLESS grandma.😂
im in my mid 40s...i know how to do all of that and canning,sew,and im a guy...it how you were raised i guesd
Those who are watching this. Take note, get ready. A wise man stores food, a fool devours all
He who fails to prepare prepares to fail.
Dead Fox most Americans do store food.
In their gut ofc
its taco Tuesday...and its cold outside....im eating
I got a bottle of wine and some pills.Should the worst befall us , I am ready.
Amen. God's word.
I’m Hispanic & a lot of those traits are strong in the family. My grandmother is the queen of our big family, she is the oldest of 12 by 6 years so her whole life is taking care of loved ones & teaching life skills that everyone should have. Passed down by her grandma on to cook, how to sew, to clean especially the boys so the girls don’t have too, how to maintenance & repair the thing we use around us, making stuff from junk to use like making a BBQ pit from a old oil pipeline pipe, cutting grass without a gas powered lawnmower or fixing one that someone leaves out for junk, have trees of all kinds to eat from such lemon, pecan, orange, plums, grapefruit and then seeds like watermelon, cantaloupe, peanuts etc. She said we must know theses things so we never have to rely on ANYBODY. Don’t kill animals, unless you raised it yourself its whole life & it is going to feed the family & not just for one day. I don’t know understand why people want concrete beneath them makes no sense but we don’t get to choose what life we want to be born in, so enjoy the one you have because my grandma has a older sister but she was just never born. Have a good life my friends & thank you to whoever took time to read this.
my hispanic grandma lived until 102 and taught me very valuable lessons. She was a millionaire when she died and lived off $300 per month. In here little 600K 2 bedroom house in Van Nuys she bought for 3K.
Dewey Oxburger You are very fortunate to have been given time that most people will never be given.🙏🏽 I could only imagine all the lessons & stories she had from her good life.❤️
We in America have alot to unlearn. Family values in America has been chipped away by greed.
@@nosomnesmentitisunt2043 ego is the foundation of greed. that I AM BETTER THAN YOU attitude.
My mother say the same thing. She lived through WW2, and German Occupation. We helped eachother back then she told me. One day one of her friends didnt come to school. Her dad was arrested by the Germans, and the family was poor. The teacher said that everyone should share half their lunch, and my mother and the teacher went over to the family, they hadnt had food for days.. My grandmother was definitely a prepper. When she died, we found food everywhere.
People are not the same now. Most will not help.
@@paulrichards2365 You say that like neighbors weren't snitching on each other back then.
That was a smart teacher who save that family.
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My wife's father is 91, owns his own home, has a retirement and still dumpster dives. It's amazing what businesses and people throw away.
He doesn't do it for survival. He does it because it's ingrained in his psyche. He also spent over 30 years with the highway department finding things at the side of the road.
I use to do the garbage run @ a job I had. I got a really nice washer one time. Boxes of books, lots of stuff that people just dropped off.
One man's garbage, is another man's treasure!
I dumpster dived for 10 years starting around 2002 because I KNEW the economy was gonna collapse and all this food was going to waste anyway. I wanted people to see me so then when they were forced onto food stamps they knew it was not as bad as me dumpster diving.
Excellent!
My mother in law told me during the depression her mother picked a wild weed (looked like spinach) they ate it and all got sick. I remember as a child we were very poor, my dad was sick, my mom had a painful leg (eventually had surgery and went to work), war problems/ injuries, we went hungry, my mom would cry over it. After about 3 days of being hungry, my brother and I (maybe age 8 and 9) would get up about 5:30 and go a few blocks away and hide in a bush waiting for the milkman and breadman to make their house deliveries, we would pinch (steal) one item from each porch, we would raid fruit trees, vegetable gardens, that's how we survived! I remember being evicted and homeless, sometimes living in abandoned houses, no plumbing, no electricity. Missed a lot of school because of it but I always passed my grades. Sometime we didn't have winter boots or warm coats, or even school supplies. Eventually my brother and I went to live with my grandmother for a year. My younger brothers lived in a hotel room with my parents. Things eventually got better, my mom went to work, my dad worked when he could. I went to work at 12, lied about my age. My parents were almost 40 when they began having kids, people thought they were our grand parents . I made sure my kids never went without! They don't know my story!
They should know your story. You do them a disservice by not teaching them that.
Please tell your children your life story and your grandchildren if you have them
Teach them everything you know it will be the best gift you could give them.
You story is interesting. It shows perseverance in the eyes of adversity. Don't be ashamed of it! They will share it with their children, a gypsy hobo story.
The weed is poke weed. You can only eat it in the early spring. Otherwise it is poisonous.
They should know your story. May make em more apt to appreciate what they have. Not saying they don't appreciate it, but when someone doesn't know something, they don't know
I heard a story about a woman during the Mexican Revolution of 1928.
She gave food to a neighbor when she had very little herself. The neighbor did not want to take it but was desperate.
She told her neighbor to take the food. She said she had enough for the day. That's faith, hope and charity all rolled into one beautiful true Christian sentiment.
Ambrose McLaren my great grandparents did this. My great grandma cooked for people passing through. She had a mark on her house that people would recognize as friendly.
cynthia lindsey They are surely now enjoying the recompense for their charity. May they rest in prace.
God help is to imitate them.
That's great and all. But no religion/praying will help us
I'm just afraid that if in today's age, if we were to give to a neighbor during the next great depression, they might in turn break into your home and steal because they know you have, especially if they don't have anything. Many would kill if they knew you have, just to keep their own family from dying of starvation. Now days, we don't really know our neighbors.
Absolutely spot on! My dad still to this day acts like the Great Depression is still here.. My grandmother only knew one thing when saving her money... FDIC...I don’t think she even knew what that stands for but wouldn’t bank without it. She remembers going down to the railroad tracks and picking up coal that would fall of the hopper cars when the engineer would “ accidentally “ start the train with a jerk so some people could stay warm.
FDIC didn't do the trick in 2008; it was the prime points that gave the Fed some leverage. The next economic emesis is going to bring us to our knees-- in a firing position. Americans will not go thru another Depression or even a Recession like the last one. Can't blame folks. The pols & corporateers have played w/ our lives long enough. Gonna be a hot time in the old towns that night.
This is not a joke. People prepare food for the next 90 days everything is getting worse in United States. Hope your learned something from this video, get money in your pockets not in the bank.
There are many places not taking cash because of the covid virus...cash carries lots of germs...no cash is spreading like wildfire right now...we had cash and lots of places won't except it now...so we spent the cash on pop machines...there only taking debit cards now
You should investigate germ theory. Cash has been around how long? Digital crypto on the way. If your a good citizen you will keep what they give you for the month. SMH
marilyn ross - I only pay with cash and give my cash a quarantine after Withdrawn from bank
Keep in mind if you remove your $$ from the bank and store it In your house, home insurance won’t cover that if there’s a fire or theft or something. Be careful!
@Denise Angelus Villalobos bitcoin is the answer.
it's August 2022 now. This video is even more important than when it was posted
I heard many stories about my grandparents opening a can of vegetables and sharing them for a week. My grandfather was able to get a job in a coal mine. He worked graveyards so he could come home, when the sun was up, and strap on behind a mule to plow the farm. We have lost so much.
What have we lost?
Who else is watching this during the Covid19 lock down?
Everyone
We all are. Even here in the Caribbean region.
Me but i knew this Channel before
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@@starseeds7376 Me since this current president took office. Just as I predicted, and unfortunately as long as he is in office it will get worse. He knows nothing, sees nothing, hears nothing, except his desire to be re-elected and couldn't care less if we all, especially older citizens just died off.
My mother used to say to us when we were kids
"we're short of nothing that we've got"
Love that saying ❤️
My Mum would have liked that. If I asked for a friend over she'd say I'll just add another cup of water to the stew.
🥲 so sweet, almost in ters..
Great to see RUclips suggesting videos like this. Really hammers down the situation we are in now
11 months later and this is more relevant than ever
Thank you for reminding me I do have skills. And kudos for reminding everyone that we are not alone we can help others!
I can always tell when I see a yard how old the person is. depression era old people always have a lot of stuff growing in their yards.
my grandpa had two apple trees, a walnut tree, a row of grapes, and blackberries and that's not even including the garden.
History repeats itself I have all that growing now plus more then mentioned (it's never enough)
I'm 37 and grow my own stuff
stinging nettles
Oh, it's definitely a good idea to be growing a lot, lot more of your own food nowadays. I would have serious concerns for anyone who doesn't do so.
It's not 'just' the fact there may be a global depression coming along soon, it's the quality of the food that's being grown on farms right now that should be causing all of us great concern.
Unless registered organic, farmers are spraying glyphosate on grains to dry them at the same rate - despite government reassurances some of that pesticide is going to get into the grain (all seeds breathe) and stay there throughout the cleaning process, finally ending up on your plate.
This past Autumn and Winter, I took a lot of cuttings from my fruit shrubs, looked through the woods for wild Hazelnut seedlings (to boost the numbers I have here), have really increased the amount and range of vegetables I am growing too (normally I just have potatoes and a few leafy greens and onions), and have started trials to grow at least a few of my own grains.
@@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 Nettles: great for protein, iron and minerals & vitamins. I usually gather a few for the pot early in the year. Wild Garlic is nice too.
After seeing food just gone from the stores in 4 days, it really brings perspective of how easy it is for times to get hard really fast. Always have some essential on stock to ease in to hard times.
Im going into my 50's I was raised with my grandparents, and I loved how I was raised - hearing this explains A LOT of why and how I was raised. We had those big gardens, grandma canned and we ate most our meals from what we grew. Our neighbor kept heards of beef cattle and we bartered and traded. Grandma taught me to bake and sew, she made most of my clothes when I was wee little. Thank you for sharing, this brought light to why maybe my grandparents were like they were. XOXO
Even if the seeds you have are not heirloom you can replant them, they just may not grow true to the donor plant. Does not mean its not edible.
Yes, thank you. People need to know this too!
He was referring to seedless crops, which are of next to no use for long term survival.
Best plant someone can grow is zucchini. You can use it in breads, cakes, pancakes, I even had a cup into my meatloaf, the list goes on. Love making zoodles with them. I even made mock crabcakes which were amazing.
@@garden333 and potatoes. U can make at least 10 different types of dishes with them.
@@imyourhuckleberry4547 yes. I love your name. I have also planted annual huckleberries they produce the first year but you have to cook them.
My grandmother did very well during the depression. She moved from MI to Cleveland, OH. She was a seamstress for a very famous suit company. She had a new car during the depression which was very rare as a single woman. She has always said to learn a skill because no one can take that away from you.
In the small town I live in we had a storm come through, lots of property damage and town without power for a week and not on reliable for a while after. The red cross came in. It was great that in my small community everyone pulled together and helped each other out.
My great grandmother and grandmother raised me they taught me to be multi skilled person. They taught me to to cook, grow food and plants, take care of live stock, sew some small stuff. Grandpa taught me to kill the hens for food. He taught me how to fix cars. I became a mechanic as my career. If anyone has taught to be self-sufficient and definitely would be my grandparents and my great-grandparents who have lived through it!
When I was a young girl my grandfather use to tell us stories about the depression. He always told me it will happen again and that people would not know how to take care of themself. I see that now with people that do not have the knowledge to even feed themselves.
City folk in the great depression could not look after them self.
Could you imagine how horrible it must have been to be getting through the great depression and then WWII begins
We are about to find out. We are going to have the second Great Depression and WW3 all at once.
That’s how they make conscripts into soldiers
When my grandparents were growing up, they had to walk to school, 5 miles, in the snow, uphill...both ways! Luckily, they didn't suffer from mental/emotional problems caused by TV and internet...like me!
Our elders were tough and these new generations like yourself are weak/pathetic/losers
both ways uphill??? impossible one must have been downhill surely
@@elsthielens5297 nope, went to school up hill and went home uphill.
Education also affects mental health- not just tv and internet. Keeping intouch with people can affect your mental health, reading a newspaper etc etc etc
My grandfather said that, he'd say "depression?? There was a depression in Eastern Kentucky??Hmm we just called it life."
I just sewed a ripped pair of boxers after watching this.
But this is no joke, read your Bible it's all in there for what is going on now. And it's not going to get better.
@@alicemueller5836 No one wants to here that religious mumbo jumbo. Go to a random island full of tribes to do your missionary work.
Back in the day I grew up living on dairy farms we didn't own the farm we were the workers. We lived in a shack that was provided by the owner. It was a shack with no electricity no plumbing one room. As a Kidd I slept on an old army cot. Old wood burning stove. I learned to cook on that. The owner of the farm would have his son pick us to take us into town to shop and launder cloths. Back in the day it was called jarring by the way it was not called canning. I am glad for the upbringing that I had because nowadays everything is so rich. Have I mentioned this was in the 1960,s. Yes this is true. Many folks like myself who were white have lived this life . while people of color lived in fancy brand new apartments high rises had electricity water plumbing I had none of that . By the way other people of color did not have that either. They weren't weened on the government tit.
My father who was a Great Depression Survivor told me the same thing as your Grandmother told you. We do not share and help each other anymore. God help us
Well, here we are again. So happy I’m a prepper and I have real life skills.
Real talk.
Instagram isnt a real life skill
21st Century Schizoid Man you don’t know how extreme this will get especially if the Fed starts buying junk bonds
I'll be 39 this year. My Great Grandma was born in 1913 and grew up during the depression. Everything she learned has been handed down. We where always taught to learn as much as you can. The more you know the more value you hold. So everything you have said I've heard at one point in time. Glad to hear that what was handed down still holds value. It's better to have and not need then to need and not have.
Thanks. This is eye opening , you see history made every day. Stop destroying history ,it will return.we all need to work together,love, be kind as we can. Be Americans, God bless America.
Today's soup lines are hidden from sight by access cards.
@Recklessbliss Characternotcolor and your point is? Racist pig
Jennifer Harris Perhaps his point is that someone who is on government assistance, shouldn’t be buying $120 worth of crab legs.😂
f that person
@@solokesselrun1619 who cares what they buy
That's because the banks profit from the cards and system. Morgan Chase has a majority of the contracts. It's all just a piece of plastic and an entry on a computer.
It really lasted 20 years depending on where you lived. I remember parts of your story as I was 5 yo in 1949. It was even worse for longer in the Ozarks where I grew up. Thank you for telling and warning with this story! GBA.
We, myself and wife, were born because the war began. We, like everyone born then, had to live with grandparents, our mothers had no houses. The women could not afford houses; the males were gone to war. We grew up in the culture of the depression, grandparents. We had nothing. My wife's tiny community combined ration stamps to get her first pair of shoes. Her father worked as math teacher in a college that gave him room and board but no salary until the navy claimed him to teach submarine commanders the math of submarine attack. My father was a B29 pilot. The greatest generation did more with less than you know. Rosie the riveter was our idol, not a myth.
My grandfather and I’m 73 used to feed his workers. People would come by wanting food for their labor. He always fed them before he’d let them work.
I personally believe if The Great Depression happens today it will lead to riots and such. Everyone is very entitled today. I personally see it at work as new people are hired they want “top pay” out the door.
Get out of the city. I keep telling people that.
Gary IF..... WHEN
Gary Yep so entitled. For some reason they think we should have healthcare and education like other modern countries. Don’t they know we are third world these days?? Let’s not put the bar too high. And hey wages for the bottom 90% are less than they were in the 1980s but just be happy we haven’t brought slavery back... yet.
But my real life experiences after disasters and tragedies have not prompted riots and such. Even in a larger city we still pulled together as a community and helped each other. Even 2 months with no electricity and no riots. So I hope you're wrong.
I spent alot of time with my grandparents who lived through the great depression and they taught me alot and I thank God for them cause Iam able to alot of things that most wouldn't even know where to start
Read "The Grapes of Wrath" for a glimpse of the hardships of the depression.
Not only the hardships but the great strength and hope.
One of my favorites.
Good history lesson brother! My grandmother was the first female barber in the state of Louisiana. Her dad was a Methodist circuit rider. They survived and gave to those who didn't. That point you made will determine how we all will fare in the next correction. Good vid!
Good for your grandmother being the first female barber. Awesome!
3:36 Little girl in the wagon is like - "Daddy! You dropped your cell phone!"
We stocked up on our staple ingredients and we are planting a vegetable garden. So I'm hoping that will sustain us for a little while.
My grandma was born in a tent. When I was little, she would have rabbits that we would play with. One day she said, "don't look outside" and I found out she was skinning a rabbit. That night we had fried chicken. 😋
I started prepping about 3 yrs before covid ( not looking to debate it ) and my entire family including wife thought i was touched. But everyone amused me. Fast forward now 1/2 my family preps to some degree. They realize its just about being prepared for anything.
A caveat on Heirloom seeds....You MUST know how far away to plant similar crops....or you loose the Heirloom quality. You can find distance requirements for all kinds of seed on line. Knowing this will help you keep heirlooms frm becoming hybrids.
Às far as sleeping outside in parks and so forth you can't do that nowadays, (at least most places), without being told to leave or getting a ticket or arrested for being poor. In most countries it's not a crime to be poor but it is in the US.
If you have one of those old foot powered sewing machines, you got a money maker.
Learn how to can too. Never hurts.
Get real books. Power grid goes down your Ipad/laptop/phone won't last long enough to be really helpful. Plus with no net, not really any good at all.
And digital books can be changed or suddenly disappear... scary thought.
And even if you have power, there's no guarantee the internet will stay up to access most of the knowledge out there.
Dave Perala I have my grandmother’s. Learned to sew on it. Wouldn’t sell it for any price.
So something you said here struck me. You said your grandparents had a million dollars in the bank when they passed. A million dollars only to sit. I think that’s why people have the mentality to spend now. Because that money won’t go with you when you go - enjoy it while you’re alive and able. Thanks for the neat video!
His grandma, like mine were well off when they died. But she always rolled 3 pie crusts out of a Jiffy box which said would make 2. Granted, the crust was to thin to pick up and pie was more like cobbler.
we are in a GREAT DEPRESSION. GOD bless you all
I’ve been stock piling rice, beans, and canned goods to be ready. I also keep lots of water around. We all need to realize this could be a reality for all of us very soon with what’s going on in the world.
This video is so important today
Thank you my brother 🙏 God bless you and the family, cool dude.
Don’t forget about the Dust Bowl too. The Dirty 30’s.
and here we are, in another mega-drought, having learned virtually nothing from the Dust Bowl.
I would set up a tent in the woods near a field and plant food
Who else is here because we're about to enter the great depression... again...
Me
We’re already in it …
@@m4nny_143 yeh well I said it a month ago. Every day takes us further away into the depths of utter dispair and mark my words, world hunger. The hunger games hay?
@@yvdmerwe6876 scary stuff…
That's sure what it feels like. Two incomes a renter and still barely get by. Things will get easier if I stick with my career. But looking for tips to make these hard times easier
I have gone hungry and was homeless for a while when I was young. It is something I wish for no one and I have compassion for those that have or are going through that now. When you are hungry you learn to eat anything and appreciate it. I once found a bag of navy beans in an abandoned house. I had never cooked beans before. I fired up a sterno can and followed the directions on the bag. That was the greatest thing I had ever tasted in my life. My brother refused to go hungry, he turned to robbery and has spent 33 years behind bars for it. My wife cooks navy beans whenever I am depressed about things and we eat it together. My favorite food in the world! She saved my life by loving me and taking me in when she found me. People say the most important thing in the world is Family and they are right. I had no family when I was young but I do now thanks to my wife. Her and my children are the only thing that matters.
God had compassion on you
@@NoMore-gc3gi
I agree
Omgosh, I love you.. 💕
💕
It helps you appreciate what you have now though.
My great grandfather would order hot water at a diner and put some ketchup in it to make tomato soup & dumpster dived. He became an orphan (8yo) while migrating from Lebanon, so survived with kindness of people of NY, in 1899. Lived until 99yo and was a successful restaurateur.
Wow what a story its incredible what people can persevere through
A biography of your great grandfather would be so choice.
Nowadays people slightly depressed and ends with suicide
🙏🏻
I've heard of folks having to do that, they'd order a cup of tea save the tea bag and use the hot water with crackers/ketchup for a cup of soup, I can't imagine that being very filling but that's pretty resourceful
I also have been homeless and hungry. It is amazing what you would eat after not having anything for one week. It was in the 70s, I had just graduated from college on the honor roll. I could not find a job and nobody would help me financially. It was a hard lesson, but I learned more being homeless than in college. This can happen to anybody. Your “luck” can change at anytime and everything go wrong. I don’t judge homeless people, it could be me or you next time. Help the homeless if you can!
sometimes its hard to know who actually needs help or are just scamming the system.
I hate to break it to you Toto, but this ain't the 70's anymore... The signs at the zoo specifically tell you not to feed the animals.... And you have a college education?
Panhandlers are everywhere. I've lived out of car, 6mo, did not beg to anyone. Frugal is an important word.
Those less fortunate than me, no car, no SOcial Security, can go to the many agencies, churches, even some stores will offer food, soupkitchens feed people everyday. Nice home now and when I'm out homeless beg with scams. I do not donate to them. Donate to those agencies that provide for legitimate homeless folks.
Be careful around desperate scammers!!
@@jeev4divine That's a good idea to donate to the agencies. Sometimes I feel a bit helpless with all the begging.
Red Cross and Oprah charities have boards who make over million a year. Give to those who help. If a local church has food bank that’s where it will do the most good.
Two things to remember
1 You can't eat money
2 Government can't print food.
Robert Watts Beautifully put!
Thanks.
But you can sure grow it seeds will be a thing
Exactly put
Can you imagine if the government printed seeds into money so you can grow food?
Was born dirt poor in eastern Kentucky in 1950. My dad had severe mental problems and was sent to a hospital where he would be for years. Mom tried to feed us kids which numbered 9. I trapped rabbits at 7, worked any job I could get and bought food. Stole coal off a train car from time to time to heat in winter (not proud of that). Government commodities helped feed us but didn't do it all. A local church delivered a box of food one cold snowy night which I will never forget since we hadn't eaten in about 3 days. I am now middle class living in a nice home. I haven't forgotten my young life and I am a dedicated prepper with a freezer and two refrigerators full. I will not see anyone go hungry.
My grandma lived through the Great Depression and it wasn’t until I was older I understood why Grandma never threw out left overs it was because she knew what it was like to be hungry. She was an amazing woman grew up in a two bedroom farm home with 11 siblings. I asked her one day how did they all stay in such a little home. Her answer was well precious you see the smaller the house the closer the family. And they were! I would look for something to eat in her cabinets and didn’t see anything but oh no grandma would throw me a simple delicious meal. We don’t have to have it as hard as they did back in The Great Depression. Prep, Prep,and Prep!
Got a nice little farm here in Ohio a few cows be safe baby doll
Any eastern North Carolinians here?
@@doloresdonahue4349 Yes! Haven’t lived there in decades, but always proud of my Southern heritage.
My grandfather used to yell at me for only putting half a can of water in the Campbells soup, instead of a whole can.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without -- an old saying from the Great Depression.
This is how it is where I am now. You starve here it's because you are way too picky. Food is everywhere here.
@@GEAUXFRUGAL same where I'm at...
@@melissajennings8999 70380?
Annie Oeth
"...ain't nothin left in this old world I care about......one, two, three shake your body down....."
@@GEAUXFRUGAL oh, are you a cannibal based in Beijing?? 🤣🤣
It's honestly weird that I came across this today. Just earlier today, and I'm being dead serious, I told my husband that I've been thinking a lot lately about something my grandfather used to say to us. He told us all as we were older and having our kids that if there was just one thing in life that he could teach us it's that history repeats itself. Then he'd say, you have a family and if you dont have a stock pile of non-perishables, such as canned foods and seeds to plant then you're doing it all wrong and you better pray you never have to regret it.
So I said this to my husband today and told him for some reason it's been weighing on my mind, I can here my grandfathers voice saying to me, you're doing it all wrong and history repeats itself. Then tonight this video pops up. Coincidence?? Idk but it makes me feel like it might be time to reevaluate the way we grocery shop.
stock foods and home supplies and barter items
Just curious on how far you've come in the 5 months. Hopefully your in a much better place now. Prep on!
Get your money out of the bank and divest it, such as Silver & Gold, property etc
It's called " being moved by the Holly Spirit " don't ignore it , It's been going on for some time with the men and women in my church. Some are well to do , others not . I am a known Marksmanship instructor even the Pastor bought a handgun and showed up at my range. He had never owned a firearm before.
New great depresion already started.
Who else is here because of the Coronavirus? :3
Me
Um no ( don’t want to admit it )
I’m here because stocks crashed bigly with more to come this week.
Crony virus
Mostly watch bushcraft videos, but a lot of this stuff has been popping up on my RUclips feed. Guess Google is trying to tell me something.......
My dad almost starved to death during the depression and had seizures because of malnutrition. They were a family of nine in the 1930's. He told about if they had food in the winter it was sweet potatoes, white potatoes, onions and cow milk. Cornbread was a treat. At 87 and hardly can walk, he still gardens.
A truly amazing man by the sound of things xx
My great grandfather died from pellagra in SW Virginia during the 1930s.
There are people his age who stopped gardening. It is not for everyone. God is in charge. Seek Him.
@@EmilyGloeggler7984 God wants people to garden. Being able to grow our own food is one of His greatest gifts to us. Seeking God is great, but it's well known that He helps those who help themselves.
@@sargee97 Thanks ruclips.net/video/y2JIz01MKho/видео.html
My Grandmom was a black woman during the depression. She could cook from raw goods, raised pigs and chickens, butcher fish and animals, make quilts & clothing. She had a massive garden and did canning. She networked with other women of all colors to trade eggs and other produce. She made & sold ice cream too. My grandpa worked hard but my Grandmom was a beast at survival. #Mary Frances of southern Virginia
I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT!!!
Kimberley B - your grandmom was a gem. Learn from her
Kimberley B She sounds like the kind of woman I'd love to know. My dad grew up during the depression and had to drop out in the 8 th grade to help his family(11 kids). She had willpower, intelligence, knowledge, courage and a strong will to survive. She is definitely an inspiration to anyone who says you can't do something.
Black people are usually pretty good at surviving under harsh condition. It may actually come in handy.
You were so lucky to have a grandmother such as yours Mine died young and my mother grew up in an orphanage but in the 70 s my husband and myself took ourselves to the country and raised 5 children growing a lot of our own food. I think we are facing the same thing now
'The more you know, the less you need" ~Aboriginal Proverb.
@@wegapaul3616
The wet sweatin' people?
“Only invest in a stock market that has a fence” - Aboriginal Proverb
If that's true then by their own admission they didn't know much.
Nope...
From the group of people that never established the link between the act of sex and pregnancy... and couldn't invent anything beyond sticks.
I am glad that I have a farm. I am blessed that my parents taught me how to farm. How to can, garden, raise pigs, rabbits, cows, how to sew, trim hooves, help with birthing, and how to put my faith in God. I lost my mom, a year ago,
August. She taught me a lot and I miss her. I still have my little 83 year old daddy. I am always learning new things.
Amen
May God Bless you Ms Ellis and your father.
Bless you Elizabeth and your daddy greetings from Dublin Ireland ☘
Wow God bless you... Very interesting I've always wanted to live the farm life it's just my daughter grandson and I in this world it's very hard but I always pray. Take care.
I very much want to live on a farm In the middle of nowhere because I know for a fact that stuff is coming in the next 10 years that will be hard if I’m not off the grid
I thought my name was "getwood" until I was 12.
Strange, I thought my name was changed to "gotwood" when I turned 12... hmm...
Ha ! I have three kids that think that's their names 😁
Lmao
@@thomasgrey6309 😆😆😆
So funny
Community, hunting, foraging, blacksmithing, milling, weaving, sewing, mending, gardening, etc etc- all things the current society doesn't value, those are the things that really matter when society collapses. Thank you for posting this video!
Al's my grandfather was a doctor during the depression- he and my grandmother saw it coming and prepared and stocked up what they believed they'd need. That taught me a lot about paying attention to the signs of the times.
I value these things because they're a great way to live a more sustainable life. The more things you can learn to do for yourself the less you have to rely on systems that could fail at any moment, and the more you appreciate everything you have and all the possibilities there are. I'm grateful I learned to sew as a kid and I'm hoping to start an outside garden when I have more money. Until then, I'm researching how to forage and purify water, as well as first aid and upcycling things I have. As many ways as I can to live off the land and use what I have to the fullest extent. It's tough that current society doesn't prioritize these skills, but as people see how they aren't being treated right by the government, they workplace, the banks, etc, they are slowly shifting to relying on themselves, and taking power back into their own hands.
They were very astute! If you listen to the videos of Lynette Zang, an economist here on RUclips, , she and many others are predicting a crash that will be as bad or worse than 1929. She's the only one though, who strongly advises to prepare by taking your money out of the bank but also the stock market, treasuries, bonds, annotates or any other fiat currency. It will be worth zero. Instead she says to buy gold and silver which hold their value (gold has for 6,000 years and is accepted globally!). Gold is high but silver is reasonable now. Both will skyrocket in a crash. She has a farm where she's been growing food and recommends on stockpiling food, water and other necessities. She saw the handwriting on the wall in the 2008 plunge and started prepping then. She explains exactly what is happening that the government won't tell you!
During good times you only have to be good at one thing, after a depression you have to be good at every thing.
Barry Thacker very well sai
If s xx xx xxo@@elliesquires2753xx xxxxxx
This is going in my memorable quotes file. Thank you!
Very Well Said.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
If a depression comes, again. I'm hunting politicians.
If people only knew what parasites these people actually are. In history their were people that used to get ran out of countries, they ended up having to change their last names not to be recognized, because people knew how bad they were. Revelations 2:8.. that's all iam saying.
Oligarchs first
I just dont know what they'd taste like barbequed on a spit.. Banksters will make good fertilizer..
7s29 We Just had one in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
7s29 I’ll help ya
Scary that RUclips is putting this in everyone’s feed
Robert Jones
Must be because it’s being searched and viewed by so many the algorithms will rank it higher and put in more feeds.
More surprising they haven’t been censoring it like anything else of use
It's probably because we are headed into the greatest depression imaginable. The big reset has begun. 8(
@@wefukthenwo At least with the 1930's depression people were able to physically meet to help each other and work. Now we have an invisible, communicable enemy giving incentive to be the "Lone Wolves" the video author warns us about becoming.
..so true blue scary😢
Robert Jones not scary just expected, RUclips’s job is to keep you on RUclips as much as possible just like Fakebook
My grandparents lived in the city in New Jersey , she always kept a pot of soup on the stove she boiled chicken or beef bones added what every she could find including young dandelion greens to the mix and made her own bread . Men flooded to the city trying to find work , there wasn't any . They would go banging on doors begging for food to eat . Grandma "NEVER" turned them away ! A bowl if her soup with a hunk of bread , she gave them to eat on her back porch . She said some of the men cried when she gave them this meal ! ! . . . 💖
I've been going through some rough times but this comment has really lifted my mood. Your grandma was an angel, it just goes to show what a little humanity can do in the worst of times
@@joshuas.686 Joshua , I'm so sorry to hear that life is treating you roughly . You did a great job on the video . It's a true reminder how tough we can be when things seem impossible ! I'v prayed for you and want to encourage you . We're faced with such difficult times in our lives , what makes an individual a stand out like those people who lived and survived the Great Depression" , was their ability to carry on sometimes just moment by moment . You can do this . You can be an inspiration to others who are hanging on by a thread , during these dark days ! . . 🌻
People ask me what Id do if I dont own a gun to defend my food? ID SHARE IT!
@Nature Of The Beast Just an FYI ? Even the bones from a chicken , beef or hame can be slow cooked over low heat and make a delicious broth . You'd be surprised what you can eat if your hungry enough . . 🍵
I pray that people will be this kind when the SHTF. I'm afraid that too many have become so obsessed with prepping and having enough for themselves, that they have no compassion or empathy for others and would rather shoot than share! 😢 🙏🏻❤
My grandfather lived through the depression and World War II and he had 6 children and he had a grocery store in the basement and enough toilet paper for decades. I’m a prepper like both my grandparents and my family made fun of me until coronavirus came along. Recently I had a financial loss and thank god I have everything I need stored away 🙏
I'm the same way but do not know if any of my family had hardships like that (I am from another country and my grandmother was privileged, as a young person she never went hungry). They used to make fun of me but I am the resource for information on anything now. I am also a registered nurse.
grasshopper...and the ant. Be the grasshopper girl!
@@lucasgaeta3403 You do realize the grasshopper was the lazy, evil villain, right?
Good for you. Do not listen to the naysayers. Better to be safe than sorry
@@cindersmolloy6584 ruclips.net/video/eL7BIGnj4SA/видео.html
Who else is here because we need Biden out of office?
I hope those who voted for Biden are happy!
Nothing will change until we can raise a generation that is happy with what they have ...
@TreesPottingchic These Leaders are CRAZY wise words if everyone thought like that there would be plenty left for those less fortunate x
We can start by not being a bunch of entitled overconsuming, overprocreating boomers who burn the world down. :)
@@aryastark3148 I agree we know the price of everything and the value of nothing
Greed for more unfortunately is always going to be around
because of Hollywood and the media (now internet and phone) that will never happen
My mom tried to teach me so much about reusing things. Nothing went to waste. She would remove buttons and zippers from worn clothing. The clothing was used to patch, extend, expand, remake other clothing especially for the growing children. If it couldn't be used for anything else, it was used to make a quilt. A roll of paper towels was a luxury for her and would last about a year. So many times I didn't understand her. She passed about two years ago from pancreatic cancer. I miss her so much. But now I go through my sewing supplies, finding the elastic from undies, they are perfect for the masks we now are required to have. The buttons, zippers and so much more is now being used. I hear her sweet voice inside of my head telling me, I told you you'd need that one day. All stay safe.
I know how to sew but the material cost more than buying the whole item at Walmart these days thrift stores have gotten way more expensive since the upper-middle-class found out about them and the material used for today's clothing and blankets doesn't last sometimes not even through the first wash things will wear out faster than they did back then
I completely relate to your mom. I live like I'm in 1932.
@@australianwoman9696 Thankyou so much for the thoughts. She taught me so much. One thing that she made, that I get compliments and questioned about often. I had some nice towels that had worn out on the ends. She trimmed the worn part, used the elastic from my husband's worn out fruit of the looms, folded the towel and sewed the ends to be able to pull the elastic through and secure together making arm covers for my couch and chairs. The arms of the furniture stayed clean and the covers are easy to wash. 😊🌹🦋🌹
@Anthony 223 Throughout the 10-year Depression people needed all the necessities: shelter, clothes, shoes, etc. They had to scrimp and scratch out everything possible to survive. They learned to make do, but frequently had to do without. After things changed because of the New Deal, that generation continued to not waste anything. Our parents and grandparents passed those values onto the next generations.
@Anthony 223 Take a lesson from those who survived it and living now and sharing to the wise that will listen. There are non so blind, than those who refuse to see. I'm living with the same conditions, I would fix it if I could. I can't, but I need to figure out how to survive it. I do hope that you figure something out. I pray, that helps me.
If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.
Boy scouts..."Be Prepared" ;-)
Sounds good
Something told me about this a long time ago.. i had bought 1 ww2 gas mask on random because it looked bad ass.. over time i lost it and moved, but i always moved light and still do to this day. i went and got another gas mask only to lose it again sadly, but NOW im going full out and keep it in a safe place for good if needed... funny the things life lets you see early on when you are young
@@x2gaming149 Make sure the filter in that mask is good enough to stop SARS-nCov2 particles, and make sure you don't share them with loved ones when mask is off.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost!
All I’m going to say is that I’ve taken the lessons my grandparents learned and passed on to my parents to heart and using them for now. Folks may think I’m crazy but I see where we are heading. I’ve got cash set aside in my possession, seeds and everything to garden set aside and I’m just waiting. I see the cycle returning with the hyperinflation, devaluing of the dollar, and all the food processing plants mysteriously burning down.
Don’t take anything for granted be prepared.
Amen.
Yes, stock up on food and water now, keep your money out of the bank, get out of the stock market and buy gold and silver! Gold is globally accepted and hasn't lost its value in 6,000 years!
I've always followed my grandparents advice. DON'T TRUST BANKS!
Plus, whats an FDIC guarantee when the currency becomes face value
Well...my grandparents and parents trusted banks because of FDIC. Unfortunately, part of my family lore became "don't trust the stock market." As a result, they could have turned hundreds of thousands into tens of millions -- but missed out.
DON'T TRUST ANYONE OR ANYTHING EVER!!! EVERYTHING CAN GO BAD AT ANY MOMENT!!! STAY INDOORS AND SUCK YOUR THUMBS THE WORLD IS A SCARY PLACE!!! And then we die and none of it mattered anyway.
@@GetMeThere1 You are delusional. During the Great Depression previous rich people were committing suicide after losing it all and the banks would close with people's money one day and never open again, which meant people lost all their savings. Robin is right. I have saving in the bank for things like my property taxes, which I pay in February or March so it's not in the bank for long and the rest is in my house in a fireproof safe in a secret place, until things improve. FDIC can't cover more than a small fraction of money in banks, it is an illusion.
@@carmenortiz5294 Thanks Carmen. I'm afraid you're a bit too stupid to even bother replying to, however. Have a nice day though!
My parents went through the depression. My father would never eat soup and said he’d had enough to last him a lifetime during the depression. Growing up I always had good home cooked meals made from scratch. My mother would make the best casseroles out of leftovers. No food was ever thrown away. They were very frugal. There was an old saying that one could “squeeze a nickel ‘til the Buffalo sh**” and it was true, they could. Every penny counted for something. My grandmother taught me to sew my own clothes, quilts, etc and I learned to cook from scratch which I still do today at 73. I can raise my own vegetables in my garden and know how to preserve/can them. So many of these ways are becoming a lost art and it’s sad to see it happening. Is the fast paced materialistic society we live in today really worth it? I’m beginning to think not.
I've met 60 year old women in the store who didn't know how to work a pressure cooker or which flour already had baking powder in it. They were 30 years older, so I was sure they'd know, so i asked them. Part of the blame is their own parents not teaching them.
Teach your kids everything you know. My own parents didn't and expected me to know without being told.
An interesting read. My parents said they had had enough of rabbit to last a lifetime as during the Depression (in Sydney) when men, known as rabbitos, would walk through the streets carrying loads of dead rabbits to sell. Men would also walk thr streets selling fish they had caught. They would try and make money any way they could. They were cheap. They would never touch rabbit in later years. Like you, I can look after myself, and my mother who is 98 still NEVER throws any food away. You are so right. The old way of living is becoming a lost art.
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I totally agree with you. My grandparents lived through the depression and had a corner grocery store and also had a farm they grew vegetables on for the store. They were not rich by any means and thankfully they did not want for anything. But they did not buy anything either. The good Lord was watching over them. But you are so very right about so much will be lost as older people pass on. It is so very sad. I am a grandmother 👵🏼 of 6 grandchildren. Thankfully my one child knows exactly what is going on in the world. They are in their 2nd year of becoming Homesteaders. They limit the children’s tv time and my older grandchildren love to read and read to their siblings. Their parents are selective on what they read. Except for the baby and the next youngest, everyone works in the garden, planting seeds and plants and pulling weeds. I feel Technology has ruined the younger generation the most. I have an I phone but have come to dislike it. I waste too much time on it. I remember making my children’s clothing when they were babies and up to maybe age 5. I sewed teddy bears and dolls when they were little. They loved their toys. I used to go to a farm to pick vegetables and strawberries, but I blanched and froze a lot and would make preserves. I used to make scrap quilts, but tied the blocked. Growing up, a girl I knew lived with her grandmother and she crocheted. I asked her grandmother to teach me and she did. My first project was a vest and than afghans. I can’t do anything fancy but I can make them. It really saddens me what is happening in the world and to our country. I hate to think about all the great knowledge our grandparents and even our parents had that will be lost forever.
I hate our world. We're think we're so advanced not knowing how stupid we are
nobody:
youtube: great depression survival tips
everybody:uh-oh
*cough cough*
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I just turn 90 this Dec. 13th! And I've lived in this time!
I still live with, raising my own food hunt and fish! Chop wood for heat and I still don't have electricity! Raised 12 children, with just what we could do!
I'm not rich with Money but with love
No matter who you were Evey one came together for each other!
My mommy made her kids go out to the filled and gather rocks ,she put it in a pot of hot water! She called it love soap!
Iowa's rased on the reservation for people everywhere was hurting and it was bad on the reservations!
I wish i would know you
I live on a reservation in french part of Canada
I am lucky i have some money but i do not know how to work with my hands
I went hunting for the first time with my brother last fall
I will try to grow a small garden next spring
I guess i should buy some tools to be able to chop wood for next winter
I miss my ancesters
Take good care of you
We have the same birthday 🥳
Amazing! You can be proud of you for sure. Greetings from Berlin Germany 💗🫂💗
God bless you. I'm only 75:-) and have never been so lost or afraid for the future. Heat and water my most concerns...
@Kate Lane:
I am 72. I started to food stockpile in 2018. 2020 Covid hit and I really got serious about having food and water at home. I have toilet paper and helped neighbors who couldn’t find it in my area of Colorado. Now we ‘share and network’ as neighbors on our street. We each have certain skill sets. This works for us.
I start to make soups in Late August and freeze them. Then I share homemade soup, chili, cornbread, other breads monthly plus casseroles with 4 other elderly neighbors on my street. We pool our resources. We all are in Social Security and limited incomes.
Don’t be isolated. Please. We have no family here. So our neighbors are now the family. Our church family also helps.
It’s my husband, me, the big dog. I’ve learned not to cut ourselves off.
We all need help. We all need interaction with others to get more ideas on how to survive the current 2021 situation.
We will make it! Buy more blankets. Buy more water bottles. Do what you can now. This is the 2 things that concern you. Shop at Dollar stores and discount stores. You will find canned goods there.
But mostly, don’t be isolated. There is help available!
Take care!
Pat in Colorado
Scary thing is that both of my paw-paws said that a great depression will happen again and it'll be worse. Knowing how to survive off the land is key to survival. Hunting, fishing, raising your own livestock and gardening.
People were also far more tough back then.
Nowadays, people have temper tantrums if they don't have Wi-Fi.
But Wi-Fi is life!!!!!
GazB85: Yes, and no. The OP is right. Most people nowadays can’t handle being without WiFi. I grew up watching the computer and Internet evolution take place so I can be fine without it. My kids on the other hand go crazy if they don’t have wifi and a screen to watch. They won’t read books or just “be bored.” My wife got them addicted to it all much to my frustrations.
@GazB85 We have far more technology now than back then. Yes, times has changed alot. Humans have changed. 2Tim 3
This is very true. The other side of that, however, is how much of our lives seem to now require the internet to function. Just walk into a retail store when their network is down and you’ll watch the entire store virtually grind to a halt.
The irony.
Just look at what the Amish are doing. Lots to learn from them. They could not care less, if the system goes down.
Most of them own guns just like us.
I know. I don’t want to argue with you. I believe we’re like minded people. I live in Amish country and have met many through my line of work. I have been blown away by what I have seen over the years.
Rudy Priepke, please give us an example?
@Damnit Bobby lol we have some here
They don't ride buggies anymore. Cars, ac ,all kinds of modern things. Just like every one else
Yep, the Amish people are a good model. Many of us skoof at them now. But, that is how you want to end up living if things really got bad! Housing, food, water, businesses, order, safety, community, Really, it is not to bad, when you look at it.
Who else is on here because of the upcoming recession 2022/2023?
My grandpa used to tell me about when he was 12 years old and left home on a boxcar to find work during great depression. His mother was a widow of 8 children during the great depression he lived til 78 and was a humble man that loved the Lord.
Too bad the "lord" isnt humble
@@countryfriedent How was the Lord not humble brother? He left heaven and the entire universe and became a man to suffer death on a cross for you and me. He could have spoke a word and sent legions of angels to slay his accusers but humbled himself.
I'm in a boxcar hotel right now, lol
Nature is true equality and still not enough for the entitled leftists.
@@countryfriedent my friend, he is the greatest example of "humble". ❤️
It’s almost like you had a feeling we’d be in this situation again. My son is 26. He’s an old soul. He’s been hunting and prepping for awhile. He kept telling me for the last couple years of years that something was going to happen. He was right. He’s smarter than I am ! I’m so proud of him!
J0e Biden thankyou.
J0e Biden I figured that 😂
Most of my family aren't preppers just my mom and I I'm 12 now and I wish to be a prepper when im older
Luke Boswell good thinking sweety!!
Good for you:)
History repeats itself. So many I know have known this would come for 2 decades. Probably because we read the Bible ( Revelations).
Things will get worse. Good you have your son:)
Do you know Christ? Eternity is coming. Jn 3:16
God bless you:)
That was filmed a year ago, it sounds so up-to-date with the current pandemic and society meltdown
Jan 25 2021 😳🥺😳🥺
@@michaelleahy123 lol, me too
Both my parents grew up during the depression. My father said people didnt even lock their doors and windows. This time it will be a bloodbath; its not going to be close to the same thing.
Yeah, I tried to find a way to go back to the REAL lifestyle (gardening and so on) last year but my parents didn't want to help. Now I don't care about them that much, I'll try my best but family does not mean anything anymore, if you don't want to help then don't stand on the way at least. Bloody stupid people making this life such a mess. And how crazy and brainwashed everyone is.
A “bloodbath”? Really? Well, good luck then.
@@gwarlow it will be in the large cities, less populated areas will be better
@@МарияНиколова-ф7ю I have gardened for 3 years and have found these foods to work really well: 1. Basil 2. Onions 3. Lettuce (grow this in the fall) 4. Corn (with tons of water and sunlight) 5. Roma tomatoes specifically (other types have all rotted) 6. Sunflowers (these can be grown in weird areas other stuff doesn’t fit. Just make sure they don’t shade edible plants. Easy 7 feet tall) 7. Tap maple trees and boil sap until you have syrup (silver maple trees work too!)
@@maggiethedruid9010 wonderful.
My dad was a kid during the Great Depression.. He told a joke that behind every set of rabbit tracks you would find 5 sets of human tracks..