@namelus,
That timeline is what I question.
Many say, “all you have to do is survive the first 6months/year, get through that bottleneck and you will be fine.”
Then everything will be back to normal!
But if the reporting is accurate that after a major SHTF event (oft quoted of an EMP event over the US) like 90% of the US population will be dead within a year.
IF that is the case, it will likely take some time to get back to a currency based economy. My grandchildren might see that come to light. More likely their children.