Ready on $50 a Month
A 12-month plan that starts at $0, one shopping trip at a time
Can a family get ready on $50 a month? Yes. Here is the 12-month shopping order.
Month by month, what to buy and why in that order; what is already in the house; the yearly refresh calendar; the $25 version if $50 is too much
15 cards - 10 minutes to start - 1-6 people
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The key numbers come from FEMA, Ready.gov, the Red Cross and the CDC - listed in the back.
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What you'll do with it
- Do the Free Month first: fill and date the food-grade water jugs you own, photograph your papers, sign up for county alerts and test every alarm.
- Buy in the guide's order - water and light, then medicines and papers, then food, then power - and count what you own first, so you buy only the gap.
- Pick your rung - $10, $25 or $50 a month - and buy one line a month; when an item costs more than your month, save and buy it next month.
- Follow the 12-Month Calendar: winter items in November, storm items in May, heat items in June, and water toward 2 weeks at 14 gallons a person.
- Make it stretch: shop your house first, split big packs with a neighbor, date what ages on the shelf, and skip survival food nobody eats.
Look inside
Real pages from this guide. Tap a page to see it up close.
Start here
Where to begin, and every card with its page number.
One action per page
Time, cost, the steps in order, and what not to do.
Pages you fill in
Your family's own numbers, written down before you need them.
What's inside
- Start the Water Shelf
- Copy Your Papers for Free
- Alerts and a Family Contact Plan
- Shut-Offs and Alarms
- What to Buy First, and Why
- After the First Four: On to 2 Weeks
- The $10 a Month Path
- The $25 a Month Path
- The $50 a Month Path
- Winter Items in November
- Storm and Heat Items Before Summer
- Three Ways to Stretch It
- Buy Once or Rotate
- Cash at Home, Two Banks
- What Not to Spend On
The key numbers come from FEMA, Ready.gov, the Red Cross and the CDC - listed in the back.
This weekend
- Work out your water number, then wash, fill and date the food-grade water jugs you own.
- Sign up for county alerts and write the family contact plan on paper.
- Shop your house, then fill in Our Budget: your monthly amount and month 1's list.
Try it for 30 days. If it doesn't help, email us and we'll refund you.
Also in
- The Paperwork and Money Bundle - $36 (Bought one by one: $52)
Questions people ask
- Is this a printed book?
- No - it's an instant PDF. Print it at home on US Letter paper, or keep it on your phone.
- Does it work where I live?
- Yes. The guides are written for American homes in every state: gallons, °F, US weather and US stores.
- Do I need to buy a lot of gear?
- No. Most first steps use what's already in your house. When you're ready to buy, the guide shows what comes first.
- Is this medical advice?
- No. It's planning information. Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or equipment supplier about medicines and medical devices.
- How do I get it?
- Right after you pay: a download on the thank-you page, and an email with your download links. The links keep working.
- How is this different from the Personal Plan?
- A guide shows you how to get ready. The Personal Plan does the math for your household - your gallons, your days of food, your battery size and a shopping list.
Questions? Email get-ready@myrainydayplan.com.
$14 - instant PDF, 26 pages, printable
30-day money-back guarantee - you keep the PDF.
Want the numbers worked out for your family?
The guides show you how. The Personal Plan does the math for your household - your gallons of water, your days of food, the battery size for your devices, and a shopping list. It starts with 5 free questions.
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