12/15/2022 / By Zoey Sky
If you’re a prepper worried about your finances, you might learn a lot from how Americans earned money during the Great Depression.
During this time in American history, at least 25 percent of the total labor force was unemployed. But people found ways to earn money, even when the odds were against them. (h/t to TheSurvivalMom.com)
Preppers face similar challenges now, albeit to a lesser extent. If you are worried about unemployment or if you just want to earn extra cash, read on to learn how Americans made money during the Great Depression.
According to the book “We Had Everything But Money” by Deb Mulvey, here are 25 ways people earned money during the Great Depression:
What can the modern prepper learn from this? (Related: Lessons from the past: 26 Great Depression recipes every prepper should know.)
Most of the time, people back then studied what products or services were in demand and offered them to earn money.
People from that era had practical skills that many non-preppers don’t have, so preppers have one advantage.
As a prepper, here are some skills that you should develop so you can earn extra money and save up before SHTF:
If you have a home garden or know how to knit, you can use your skills to make some extra cash.
Here are some suggestions on how to earn extra money as a modern prepper:
Learn from people who persevered during the Great Depression and use your prepper skills to earn extra money for your prepping projects.
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Watch the video below to know how to make home-canned pickled eggs.
This video is from the Alex Hammer channel on Brighteon.com.
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