Silver coins or foreign cash are acceptable substitutes.
However way to few people have any of this.
” Silver coins or foreign cash are acceptable substitutes. However way to few people have any of this.”
Silver yes...foreign, so-so - depends on the currency. Agree, few people have them.
What I tell people is the following:
1) For the first few days, even after a currency meltdown, US cash will rule. People won’t give up on it that fast. If you have a lot of cash, you can buy a lot of goods.
2) After that it’s Silver coins - they will retain their value as a precious metal and are small enough in denomination to be easily used.
3) Long term - on the other side, then it’s gold. That will the only thing trusted.
Of course it doesn’t hurt to be fully prepped BEFORE any crap happens - for if you are, then you don’t need to run around like crazy trying to buy toilet paper and the like.