There's two elements of prep work that anybody can and should do: 1. The cheap stuff that you may never use, but if you don't, isn't that big a deal: First aid

There's two elements of prep work that anybody can and should do: 1. The cheap stuff that you may never use, but if you don't, isn't that big a deal: First aid kits, a supply of disinfectant, masks if it isn't already too late for that, etc. 2. Stuff you're going to buy anyhow, like canned food you already use, stuff you can easily freeze in advance without it being too big a deal, etc., that, again, you would have used anyhow. This is just pulling purchases forward rather than spending new money. I whole-heartedly second this. I'm reluctant to describe myself as "a prepper" because some of the connotations of that term get pretty "out there" (see the "Doomsday Preppers" show for example), but a certain measure of preparedness is a Good Thing. And there are plenty of very realistic situations that could come to pass, where that preparedness would be beneficial, without reaching into the realm of EMP attacks, etc. Natural disasters of all sorts (growing up in the Southeast, hurricanes are something I've had quite a bit of experience with), pandemics, global supply chain disruptions (caused by any number of thins, possibly including the aforementioned pandemic) and so on, are all real things.