[etc-hosts]

I visualize the tent my family will live in if I get layed off.

[sitkack]

You should buy a really nice tent now while you have cash flow.

[idontwantthis]

Always have a rainy day fund, in this case for buying a good fly.

[o_m]

That might contribute to a self-fulfilling prophecy

[butlike]

Why spend the capital on a tent. A survival manual is magnitudes cheaper and accomplishes the same thing, ultimately.

/s

[seanw444]

The amount of things you can accomplish with a tarp or two, and knowledge of some knots, is great. Absolutely underrated method of camping if you're not in a place where you'll get eaten alive by bugs.

[boogieknite]

back in school the best basketball player in our conference was a quirky, affable guy who had little skill, athleticism, and never really exercised or exceeded the bare minimum at practice. he said what made him win was he pretended his entire family was going to be murdered by the opposing team if they won. then hed go out and outcompete everyone