Wondering what's ahead? Well, no one can know for sure. But there are some major differences you ought to start considering so you'll be fully prepared when the post-collapse world is here:

Money
Money is basically used to run in our economy because it is accepted widely as a currency to change for physical things. Valuable skills such as agriculture, home repair, self-defense, medical skills and cooking would be one of the more valuable currency of a post-collapse world.

Skills
After a disaster hit the world, one of the skills like gardening will be really valuable. Gardening would be one of the most effective way to feed ourselves and our family.

Construction would be an extremely valuable skill since you have to build your own shelter. Since there may be no handy man to call in the future, it would be great to have this skill if SHTF does come.

Mind-set shift
One skill that will cover all the above survival skills and increase your survival rate if the world does collapse would be to have a paradigm shift to a survival mind-set.

In a post-collapse world, the people are going to make very different decisions than what they have made today and we may do things that we never thought we could do, or we would do for that matter.

Culture
After a tragedy has happened, the law of a country would be highly insignificant as the authorities cannot do anything about people breaking the law for their own survival.

At this rate, weapons and crime would be part of our everyday life and knowing how to defend yourself, your family, your food and your property are going to be an ongoing struggle especially in the early stages of a post-collapse world.

Storage
There would be a shortage of ammo because self-defense would not become a choice but a need. The things you store now such as computers and the stocks you sell would be insignificant. Having food storage would also significantly increase your ability to sustain in a post-collapse world.

Importance of alternative energy
Besides having the items for energy conversion, it would be best if you would know how the whole thing works so that you can fix the energy convertor when anything goes wrong. Hence, having some knowledge about physics and chemistry will help in this endeavor because you may also choose to optimize the convertor to work for a longer period of time while getting the most used energy out of it.

How you see people
Two situations will happen, either you work together with other people or every man would have to fight for himself. At such a situation, it would really depend on the environment that you live in and the people you will potentially meet. It would require you to be street smart to thrive in the community of a post-collapse world.

First Aid
To give some idea of what your first aid box need to contain, I would put a list here: sterile needles and surgical blades, quick clot gauze, grooming and cleaning tools such as finger nail clippers, soap, antiseptic wipes, tweezers, scissors, disposable thermometers, disposable gloves, sterile eyewash, eye dressing, burn creams and dressings.

Communication
It would be great if you become familiar with how to operate a HAM radio. In a post-collapse world, cell phones may no longer work because there would be no satellite signal. Hence, it would be great to invest in some long range two way radios to keep in touch with people that matters such as family and friends.

Family and friends
Either your family and friends would be gems that you would keep for your survival or they would be a burden to be with would depend greatly on your luck.

It might be frightening to accept the reality of what's ahead, but it is necessary if we want to survive. For more differences between today and a post-collapse world, check out the Survivalist News Network!

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