Whenever possible, have a back up. An alternate plan, alternate exit– mind you, these are more useful to spies and gun fighters but you can still apply the notion to every day life. I have a cell phone if my landline goes out and vice versa.
I have a crappy AT&T back up internet in case the much superior Xfinity broadband goes out. They’re both used primarily for my work and thus are a write off but since it’s work, I need the back up.
I’ve got the iPad Pro mobile set up for a back up when I don’t have access to my home set up.
An old iMac to go back to if the current one dies, however limiting that might be.
Still have the old flatbed scanner for scanning in images but in a pinch, the iPhone camera can be put into play if necessary.
And on line, if I ever approach some purchase or merchandise site that looks even the least bit sketchy, — usually they’re fine but once in a blue moon, they’re not– I don’t use my primary credit card, or even my secondary or tertiary one, I use the end of the line back up. That way, the possible scam is easier to isolate and I can easily kill the card.
Granted, at times, I might go a bit too far with my back up scenarios.
The most elaborate back up I ever committed to was an external generator to hook up to the house. This was years ago and while the thing was expensive, we never used or needed it. It just sat there gathering dust. For a decade.
It is extremely, extremely rare that we ever lose power for more than a few hours. 99% of the time, it’s just a momentary off and on.
We never had the opportunity to even test it. It ran on gas and would power some lights and the fridge. Bottom line though, it probably wasn’t the right generator for us. Technically, we’d be better off with one of those whole house generators. Maybe some day.
So we eventually found a good home for the one we had with my cousin who has a house up in Ely Minnesota, and I believe they’ve already used it.
At least it’s being used!
So to recap, having a back up is usually a good idea.
But no need to go nuts.
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