The real question for me is. Before all of this collapses, how do I protect my money? Invest in gold and silver? How? Do I buy it physically? If so how? Where? If I invest through a 3rd party, who do i trust? I've worked so hard for this money I dont want to lose it.
That’s might be a nice thought when we are in normal times, but SHTF is not normal. If you thought the run on toilet paper was bad, transpose this across food and fuel. In western countries there is NO starving. Why? Because we have safety nets. Ask what happened in Venezuela. The average person in the first year lost 20 pounds. They ATE the zoo animals. This is SHTF reality. BARTER is good, and people will want salt, sugar, alcohol, diapers, meds. fuel etc. Silver (dimes, nickels pre ‘65 as they have 90% silver content) can fill that void. If you read the JOURNALS that people kept in Venezuela and other countries that experienced a tyrannical takeover, people didn’t go out for fear of being killed. You didn’t show your face. You didn’t attract attention. How will you feed hungry little children? They made sure no light was visible from the street, moving to the middle/back of homes and painting (blacking) out the windows. What food that was sourced was eaten midday and cooking smells were masked. Look up Dakota fire pit. The National Geographic did 2 docos where they weaved storylines around actual blackouts in the USA and Britain. They used actual footage from those stuck in high rise or those trying to get out of the cities. AMERICAN BLACKOUT and UK BLACKOUT. https://takhtesefid.org/watch?v=51209210515
The real question for me is. Before all of this collapses, how do I protect my money? Invest in gold and silver? How? Do I buy it physically? If so how? Where? If I invest through a 3rd party, who do i trust? I've worked so hard for this money I dont want to lose it.
What other measures?
That’s might be a nice thought when we are in normal times, but SHTF is not normal. If you thought the run on toilet paper was bad, transpose this across food and fuel. In western countries there is NO starving. Why? Because we have safety nets. Ask what happened in Venezuela. The average person in the first year lost 20 pounds. They ATE the zoo animals. This is SHTF reality. BARTER is good, and people will want salt, sugar, alcohol, diapers, meds. fuel etc. Silver (dimes, nickels pre ‘65 as they have 90% silver content) can fill that void. If you read the JOURNALS that people kept in Venezuela and other countries that experienced a tyrannical takeover, people didn’t go out for fear of being killed. You didn’t show your face. You didn’t attract attention. How will you feed hungry little children? They made sure no light was visible from the street, moving to the middle/back of homes and painting (blacking) out the windows. What food that was sourced was eaten midday and cooking smells were masked. Look up Dakota fire pit. The National Geographic did 2 docos where they weaved storylines around actual blackouts in the USA and Britain. They used actual footage from those stuck in high rise or those trying to get out of the cities. AMERICAN BLACKOUT and UK BLACKOUT. https://takhtesefid.org/watch?v=51209210515
NOTE. I think the American one has been removed.
This is the BRITISH ONE they did.
https://youtu.be/9WrCI0W37zw