I don't think putting wealth into bars of metal is ever going to be that useful, besides, it might get confiscated violently in the coming years... I personally think getting out of debt and turning cash into useful durable goods and land is a better plan...
That being said, I've lost quite a bit of weight since I got married so I now have several plain gold wedding bands in assorted sizes... If things get really bad I think it will be much more useful/practical to go down to whatever swap meet dystopia market pops up with one of those rings looking devastated that I need to trade it for food/medical supplies than it would be to try to safely cash in a bar or coin that I obviously bought as a way to store wealth BEFORE everything truly hit the fan, you know?
It's for my Dad, who is rather old and wouldn't do well in a Mad Max scenario, he just afraid that the dollar will tank and what little retirement money he has will tank with it.
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