So, when society collapses, and some folks have a few small bars of gold stashed away in their basements, how will bartering with that bar of gold be accomplished?
I can imagine a gold coin will have some small nominal value, say $100-$200, but a solid bar of gold will be very hard to break apart. What's a poor boy to do? I certainly don't think it's a wise idea to trade a small bar of gold for a loaf of homemade bread. How will that transaction be completed?
Yea, I know some redneck gold hoarders will step in and roll their eyes at my question because they've already broken their bars down into something, but please tell me what that something is.
Thanks.
Unfortunately not rich enough to have gold. But I have thought about it. Wouldn't it be nice to pay off a fixed rate mortgage with gold that has revalued higher? Or, use gold to buy machinery and tools to support your trade or business?
Like others have said, if we are trading, then it is mad max and lead is better than gold. Keep the gold a secret, I would assume, until there is a discreet way to leverage it.
Yea I’m too poor to worry about any gold bars lol Needless to say when I looked into how people survived the Great Depression that eggs were the #1 commodity- if people are starving no one’s gonna give a shit about gold. There are other commodities you can trade & sell. Tools/parts.. heck even apples. Even skill sets - small motor repairs- electricians/carpenters. We just can’t let the world divide us and we cannot give in to them at any cost.