I read these things all the time and the one thing they are ALWAYS missing is What the fuck can I do to prepare or protect myself? Nothing, there is never anything. Sometimes I see the Buy Gold guys spouting off and that is laughable. If society collapsed entirely and I was sitting here on my little farm in the country just surviving and some guy came along to trade with me I would laugh if he had Gold, WTF am I gonna do with gold? Better come with something worth while to trade for my meats and veggies, and gold and silver ain't getting shit.