I have touched on elements of community economies in several of my stories. Most use some of the various concepts below in various combinations. Usually starting out with direct barters and trade, and slowly incorporating both immediate and future labor… Continue Reading
Precious metals / silver / gold for barter Part 2 (Part 1 of this series is available by clicking HERE) There are many people that plan to limit their silver accumulation to dimes, quarters, and Eagles. That is not to… Continue Reading
My thoughts on Precious Metals Precious metals, PMs for short, come up regularly in discussions about prepping. Some consider them an absolute necessity to their prepping, others believe acquiring PMs is the biggest mistake being made in prepping. There will… Continue Reading
Here is my full list of some items that I am acquiring and think might be useful for barter or trade during and after a major disaster: (No, I don’t have all of these items. Yet.) Barter Items & Skill… Continue Reading
Barter Items & Skill Sets To Trade is the fourth part of a series. You can read Part 1 HERE, and Part 2 HERE, and Part 3 HERE. To stock goods for barter and trade or not? Personally, I do not… Continue Reading
Thoughts on Barter and Trade Part 3 is the third part of a series. You can read Part 1 HERE, and Part 2 HERE. Barter & Trade of Precious Metals When it comes to Precious Metals (PMs), unless you are… Continue Reading
In part two of this multi-part series, Jerry D. Young shares more of his thoughts and advice on barter and trade. Four Keys To Barter Try to barter skills and knowledge rather than goods. They don’t run out. Try to… Continue Reading
Barter will happen Barter will happen. Just like any other transaction, whether barter or trade of specific goods, payment by paper money, hard money, or some other form of currency is involved, some people will accept the terms of the… Continue Reading
One of the things I like about writing for 3BY is that Salty doesn’t require that I always agree with him. So naturally, my post on bartering comes up shortly after he has a post on guns and ammo as… Continue Reading
There are very few topics that can spur a debate like “are guns and/or ammo good items to stock for barter in a social/economic collapse”? Generally, there are two sides of the argument. You would be crazy to trade somebody… Continue Reading