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To: SeekAndFind

One “investment” everyone should make is to stock up on every non-perishable item you use and could use for barter in a pinch.

That includes non-perishable food, clothing, furnishings, alcohol, tobacco, and firearms.

Get spare parts for any machines you have and need, even if you won’t need them for many years.

The great thing about this investment is that you take possession of it and do not have to depend on the stability of financial markets.

The less money you _need_ to spend in the future, the lower the impact inflation will have on your life.


5 posted on 02/12/2021 7:57:48 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: cgbg

“One “investment” everyone should make is to stock up on every non-perishable item you use and could use for barter in a pinch.”

My wife says that is why she stocks up on purses and shoes.


8 posted on 02/12/2021 8:02:27 AM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: cgbg

👍


11 posted on 02/12/2021 8:03:51 AM PST by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: cgbg

“One “investment” everyone should make is to stock up on every non-perishable item you use and could use for barter in a pinch.”

Your idea quoted above is IMO a very sound one compared to the bottom line of the thread’s article quoted below:

“Protect your savings with gold, silver, inflation-linked instruments and stocks in sectors that do not suffer from negative rates.”

If things really, really get bad, that gold or silver will be worthless as a medium of exchange for everyday needs.

We are working it both ways, stocking up like you suggest and keeping our IRA in tact.


16 posted on 02/12/2021 8:12:34 AM PST by redfreedom (You can vote your way into socialism, but you may have to shoot your way out.)
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To: cgbg; Tilted Irish Kilt

Prepper ping.


25 posted on 02/12/2021 8:21:07 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: cgbg

Yep!


29 posted on 02/12/2021 8:35:34 AM PST by Bill of Rights FIRST
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