Friday - Day 5: ECONOMIC CRISIS - MONEY IS TIGHT!

Times are tough. You have no income at the time. You have lost some critical utilities and are having to cut back on certain items. It’s been a rough, trying week and you want to do something fun with your family or your friends.

DAILY LIMITATIONS AND TASKS:
•For this day, and ALL days of the challenge: no spending money, no going to stores, and no restaurants.
•You no longer have cable, internet (except for the challenge), or cell phones (except for the challenge) due to lack of money.
•You need to be conscientious and conserve water (remember toilets use 1½ to 3 gallons of water PER FLUSH).
•You need to be conscientious and conserve electricity.
•You ran out of bread, need some, and don’t have money for store bought -YES today is the day you have to actually try making bread.
•You can’t participate in activities that cost money.
•Do a fun activity with your family, or with your friends that costs no money outside of the home (If you have a prior commitment – that’s okay).

ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS (for anyone who feels up to it)
•You can’t afford gas for your car, and you’re on empty.
•Your power gets shut off!

REMEMBER, TOMORROW’S LIMITATIONS AND TASKS WILL BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. How long would you have lasted under these conditions? What can you do to conserve money? Do you know how to use your food storage? Do you know how to make bread?

The goal with the 7 Day Challenge is to explore and evaluate how prepared we are for whatever emergencies may come our way. Try to participate to the EXTENT POSSIBLE with your entire family. It is okay to modify the scenario to fit the needs/schedule/circumstances of your family. And, if the most that you can do on a given day is walk through the scenario in your head and discuss it with your family – that’s ok! Anything is better than nothing! Please make sure to:
*Fill out the Data Form on a Daily basis.
*Log onto www.EastvalePrepared.blogspot.com and answer the questions and leave comments. This will help us to analyze and understand the results of the 7 Day Challenge (everyone should do this - even if you are not a member of our ward, and even if you just walk through the scenario in your head).
*Participate in the ongoing discussion on Facebook (Eastvale Prepared). Share pictures, your experience, thoughts, ideas, and insights. Let’s learn from each other!