Beginning Prepping:
1. Monetary - have 1 month expenses in cash, at your house.
2. Food/water - have 1 months supply of food and water
3. Heat - begin to think about an alternative heat source
4. Lighting - have some solar lights you can bring into the house, or a few oil lamps
5. Cooking - get a few alcohol stoves, for cooking
6. Car - make list of items needed for an emergency car kit
7. Misc - start gathering extra soap, hygiene items, blankets, ammo, etc
Intermediate:
1. Monetary - have 2-3 months expenses in cash. Buy some silver/gold coins to hedge against inflation.
2. Food/water - have 3-6 months supply of food; begin collecting rain water in barrels and store water in basement.
3. Heat - get a wood stove
4. Lighting - have oil lamps with a supply of lamp fuel
5. Cooking - have an alcohol stove, with fuel and an outdoor firepit, with cast iron pans you can cook with
6. Car - have an emergency car kit in the trunk
7. Misc - have 1-3 months supply of extra soap, hygiene items, blankets, ammo etc.
Advanced:
1. Monetary - have 3-4 months expenses in cash. Have a good amount of gold/silver. Limit exposure in the stock market to 0%, if possible.
2. Food/water - have 1-2 YEARS supply of food and water collection/storage/filter system
3. Heat - get a wood stove with supply of wood
4. Lighting - have oil lamps with a supply of lamp fuel. Have solar lighting, with solar panels at home.
5. Cooking - have an alcohol stove, firepit, solar stove.
6. Car - have an emergency car kit in the trunk. Maybe store some gasoline.
7. Misc - have 6-12 months supply of extra soap, hygiene items, blankets, etc.
Expert:
? Only limited by your imagination.