Let me help with that... "So if it falls to one pair of mediocre shoes or a half hour of plumbing and stays stable at that, I'm good..." Weren't we supposed to rid ourselves of that pesky US$???
Yes, if I can go out and do an hour of plumbing for 2 BTC and then by a pair of work boots shipped to my door for that 2 BTC without exposing my banking and personal id info, I’m fine.