Thanks for the quick reply djf. The eggs analogy helped. It gets even more dicey for me as additional methods get added into the mix, as the post by rellimpank demonstrates.
For the little guy, is the answer to by some gold to protect your cash or to wait? For those of us who don’t trade in the stuff, the complexity of trading and its language obscures the bottom line.
I’m not an expert and will not recommend you buy metals, I mean I could, but I won’t.
I would, however, recommend that you get your hands on as much non-perishable food, water, and fuel that you can stock.
And have two months or so of cash laying around for bills and expenses.