You’re smart to save the smaller denomination bills.
I have a lot of $1’s and $5’s.
I don’t know how smart we are, but we do learn. If we need to we can always go to the bank and exchange them for larger denominations. But for now knowing there’s a nice pile of small bills put back is comforting. Just in case.
Re: having lots of smaller denominations - the question I ask is, during an emergency, how much does a bottle of water cost? The answer is, the smallest bill you have. So while saving stacks of $20s is worthwhile, it is also worthwhile to have some singles and fives around. I’d rather buy a $5 bottle of water than a $20 bottle.
Gold, Silver in various sizes as well as cash stash. Not so much for investment as for holding physical precious metals when/if dollar collapse occurs.
1/10, 1/20 Maple leafs, Kangaroos, Panda .9999 gold coins
1oz silver bars, maple leafs, silver dollars.
Chi-com government has been preparing for decades to confront the U.S. and it's coming. Perhaps Taiwan, Japanese Isles...whatever.
Point is, China has spent billions modernizing their military capabilities. China will not only fight using their military, they will attempt to rock our economy, attack our satellites, cyber warfare. They will attempt to cripple the U.S. during a conflict.
There are thousands upon thousands of surface to surface missiles aimed squarely at Taiwan across the straight. China has upgraded their anti-ship missile capability in the sunburn cruise system. They have advanced submarines and working on super cavitating technology.
The Chicoms are focusing heavily on the ability to sink an American aircraft carrier. Times are looking pretty perilous these dayz.