Cash in the BOB? Yes!
Cash in the BOB? Should you have cash in your bug out bag (BOB) or other emergency kit? I see that question pop up from time to time. Here’s my take on it. What seems to be a running… Continue Reading
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Silver & Gold For Barter – Jerry D. Young
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
Precious Metals In A PAW (Or Not) Part 1
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
Jerry D. Young’s Trade & Barter, Part 3
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
Thoughts On Trade & Barter Part 2
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
Jerry D Young: Thoughts On Barter And Trade – Part 1
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
PrepperNomics 107: Bartering in the Post-Apocalyptic World
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
PrepperNomics 107: Examining Precious Metals For If The SHTF Or If It Doesn’t
PrepperNomics 107: Precious Metals The subject of precious metals comes up often in prepper circles, either because of lack of confidence in the current monetary system, or because of a belief that precious metals will reassert themselves as mediums of… Continue Reading
PrepperNomics 107: What Preppers Need To Know About Inflation
I wrote in an earlier post about price movements for individual goods. “Inflation” is the term we use for price increases in goods and services across the board. The typical layman’s understanding of inflation is simply more money, chasing the… Continue Reading