Prepping from a single parents point of view

Okay as some of you may know, I am a single parent, but I still live at home with my parents. Even though I am still at home with them does not mean that I can't begin preparing for a disaster, job loss, sickness, etc. I know that with the economy being the way it is, everyone should be putting a little a side every chance he/she can get. I started out the begging of this year by purchasing my Berkey water filter system which has been a HUGE blessing for us. We have very nasty well water that has an awful egg smell and a rusty - yellowish color. Who want's to drink that!?!? So our Berkey gets plenty of use, since we use the water for cooking and drinking and the filters should last my family for at least 5-10 years, depending on how many gallons we use daily. Another thing I began doing is keeping and filling gallon milk jugs with our tap water and adding 1 tsp of bleach to it, so we can use for hand washing & toilet flushing. I also coupon and stock up on good deals when I find something good for my family. Yesterday I went to the local LDS home storage center and purchased some #10 canned items to add to out long-term food storage. Since this was my first time going, I didnt purchase too much. I purchased black beans, pinto beans, white beans, both quick & regular oats & white rice. I also went ahead and purchased the hard white wheat berries and the hard red wheat berries, since I am planning on purchasing a grain mill next month sometime. We also got a 4lb bag of pancake mix there also. I am planning on going back again next month to purchase more bulk items, this time I will have to to buy the 25 lb bags of items because my local cannery will no longer be allowing you to can in the building anymore. They will however still be selling the items in 25 lb bags. The older guy that I spoke with yesterday told me that I could buy a bunch of mylar bags and oxygen absorbers and seal the pouches with an iron! So guess what I gonna do since I dont own a sealer. =) lol Till next time guys....