Just a thought, but instead of watching the price of gold, I track the price per bullet of 7.62mm NATO ball ammo.
And boy has it gone up in the last four years!
As an old Cold Warrior, I remember fallout shelters and Conelrad. At the time, one author suggested using .22 long rifle as a form of currency. Another wrote,
“The day may come, in the aftermath of nuclear war, when a pound of tobacco is worth more than a pound of gold.”
Exactly. When people need STUFF in a time of collapse, money is useless... no matter if it’s gold of paper. If I need bullets and milk and bread and so does the next guy, which of us needs gold or dollars?