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Originally Posted by Xmen442002
Gold and silver will not save you from what is to come. How can you cash in so to speak
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Very valid point... what will you do carry a file and scale to the grocery store to buy bread and milk? And how much Gold or silver do you file off for a loaf of bread?
Gold and Silver in bullion are great if you plan to leave a country and need portable assets that are not dependent on 'local currency' but then taking large amounts of bullion out of the country is illegal... (its one of the things that Hitler was 'upset' about at the Jews...)
Also if people know you have gold... you will be a target very quickly
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When this does transpire, barter will be the only method of obtaining items of value.
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Stockpile goods... make a list of
1) YOUR needs
2) Barter goods...
Even if NOTHING bad happens stockpile is a GOOD thing
1) If you buy in bulk when things are cheap (stuff that has a good shelf life) you can save TONS of money... for no other reason than saving money keeping a storefouse is a great idea
Example... Columbian coffee went on sale for 4.50 for a large can... we bought two years supply... Vacuum sealed cans... today that same coffee is selling fro 8.49...
2) In case of any emergency... weather, natural disaster, banks closing (WAMU) if you have a few months of food and water in the house... you will have time to think when things go bad... the Mormons insist that their people have a MINIMUM of a 72 hour kit on hand for each family member... on that you can grab on your way out the door in case of a New Orleans type situation
List of Items you should have...
Toilet Paper
Sounds funny? Well when was the last time YOU went without it?
Coffee... if you drink it your addicted... if you don't it will be great for barter... same with alchohol... I even convinced a Mormon of this wisdom... because alchohol can always be used as an antiseptic as well as a pain killer
Aspirins... this is one medicine that is easy to keep long term, not a prescription and very inexpensive, but very useful
Water proof matches, Bic lighters
Hard Candies... again cheap and last forever... but great for barter...
Honey... lasts LITERALLY for ever... and has anti bacterial/antiseptic properties...
So make a list... think of things you couldn't live without.... then make a list of things the other guy would steal because HE can't live without
Oh and you need some protection and the will to use it... otherwise you will have many new friends and relatives visiting because YOU were smart enough to prepare...
One last thing a small deisel generator and a barrel of fuel (or one of those new solar powered generators)