1. Store food for several months. If you can, store rice, beans, and flour to last two years. Build your pantry ASAP. Research this now and do it.
2. Start homesteading. Even in the city. As in providing your own food, water and energy. Check out the Urban Homestead, a family in LA. Start by hand. By this summer get a rototiller if you don’t have one. 25 cent packets of seeds at dollar general. Start making compost. Dig a primitive well with hand pump. Make a water filter. Buy a solar panel with solar generator, and solar oven. Use all well-lit places on your lawn to grow. Forget what the neighbors think. Total startup $2,500 ideally. By this summer! Start immediately even if just by hand.
3. Network. Share info with people very aware of the escalating Situation who are preparing. Have a game plan when the SHTF.
4. Be prepared to defend yourself A shotgun and hand gun. And a lot of ammo. Have a plan to deal with potential looters and car high-jackers.
5. Buy now! As in physical, tangible products that are either necessary or very useful for survival to use long term. Before prices sky rocket. Tools, trash cans to collect rain, chainsaw,,hunting and fishing supplies, etc. Anything that will help you produce food, energy, shelter, health remedies, etc, so you don’t have to rely on Big Brother when “he” starts imposing rationing.
6. Build up ASAP an alternative currency. Gold, silver, cryptocurrency. But especially items to barter: lighters, cigarettes, liquor, toilet paper, aspirin,,batteries, extra canned goods/rice, etc. And plan to barter skills: relevant to your profession, hair cutting, sewing, car repairs, home repair, etc. Be creative. Find what people need and provide the solution.
7. Go to garage sales and estate sales. Especially neighborhood wide garage sales. Check Craigslist starting next month for these mega sales. Get there early and go fast, with plenty of cash, and a list of essential item you need to get cheap before the SHTF. And while there are still such sales.
8. After paying bills, debts, and your savings account, put all other discretionary income right now into prepping. Immediately.
9. Follow the independent news about the War and unfolding economic crisis. Assume the MSM is lying and not telling (yet) everyone to prepare for war, a food crisis, and accelerating inflation.
10. Prepare bug out and bug in plans for likely emergencies. That is to get out of dodge when the SHTF and then hunker down in safety. Cyberattacks, nuke attacks, mass food shortages triggering looting, etc. Have a bug out plan to quickly get everyone and everything you need into your vehicle, and a safe route avoiding major roads. Have a plan to secure your home from looters willing to murder your family to get your food.