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Group Buys: The Ultimate Prepper Hack | Episode 591

Good morning. It’s 60 degrees — finally not cold — and today we’re continuing a thought from yesterday’s episode.

Group buys.

This is something I’ve played with personally. I’ve organized a few. I’ve saved money doing them. But the more I think about it, the more I realize it could be bigger than how I’ve been using it. 

If you’re serious about reducing costs, building community, and increasing resilience — this is a weapon.

Let’s break it down.

What Is a Group Buy?

It’s exactly what it sounds like.

Buying things as a group.

There’s a host. That person organizes the buy. They:

• Source the product

• Communicate price

• Collect money

• Place the order

• Split and distribute

Sometimes there’s profit built in. Sometimes the host just wants the item cheaper and splits shipping.

The magic is in shared shipping and bulk pricing.

If shipping costs $90 and you split it between five people? Suddenly it’s cheap.

If the supplier offers discounts above a certain dollar amount? Now the unit price drops even further.

Group buys don’t just split cost. They unlock tiers of pricing you can’t access alone.

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Meat Is the Perfect Example

Let’s talk steaks.

Inflation has wrecked steak prices. Chuck eyes used to be cheap. Not anymore.

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