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4 Life Changing Words for Your Survival Guy: “You Should Try This”

January 26, 2023 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

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Life throws you a curveball when you least expect it. Which is where I found myself recently when I came home from work.

“I’m doing a liver cleanse,” she said. “You can join me or fend for yourself.”

Bam! No warning. No time to grab a snack at the office before heading home for dinner. Just trapped like a rat. Cornered. What was I going to say, “No, you do it alone. Take care of yourself. I’ll be fine.” No. I like sleeping in my bed. We’re in week two. I’ve strayed here and there. Don’t tell anyone.

One of the problems with the internet is you have all sorts of personalities in your life whether you like it or not. I’ve come to recognize Gucci Westman, Gothamista, and Wendy Myers. I don’t know that much about them. What I do know is they create hours of content that can result in Your Survival Guy hearing a loud slap of a laptop closing and these four awful words: “You should try this…”

Uh oh. Like I don’t have enough on my plate (I don’t).

Which brings me to our generator part that was slow to come because of the supply chain. The part is in. Installed. Generator is still not powering up properly. I’m told it’s another part, and that one should be here Friday. Swell.

You know stuff happens in threes, right? Dishwasher croaked out too. Plumber installed a new one a week later. Not a total disaster in the middle of a cleanse because there aren’t too many dishes, unless, of course, a soup is being made. That’s a two-day cleanup, no matter what. It’s like taking inventory of every pot and pan we own. Amazing how many we have.

Anyway, Sunday, I ventured down to our wine cellar. I was met by a pool of water seeping under the cedar closet door. The dishwasher install? Not so good. Rookie mistake. Insurance company is in the mix. You do the math. But that wasn’t the worst of it.

“Why were you in the basement?” she asked.

Action Line: In times like these, we need to stick together. Learn from me. Surprises hit you when you least expect them. Let’s talk.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com

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