I find it interesting how few people even have a couple of weeks worth of canned food in their house, much less a couple of months worth. A good first aid kit, a couple of fire extinguishers, some basic hand tools, simple stuff. No matter where you live, severe weather has the potential to make a mess of a person's life, and that's just the more common stuff. There's a lot of things that can be done to be more prepared without spending a lot of money.