Happycat41 ,I do have some gold and silver. Right now silver is the best bet as gold is getting to high in price. I also have cash on hand. What I did is get a small safe and put in in a very hidden area. But like Loving life has stated. Skills and bartering items such as seeds, medical supplies, fishing items, just to name a few would be good for bartering. And yes even small cans of food would be great for bartering. I don’t think cash will do us any good after a certain point in time. Nor do I think gold and silver will either. Build on some skills such as sewing, soap making, even shoes need repair. Learn how to work with leather or whatever to repair the soles on shoes. There are lots of skills we all need to learn. I am working on what I an do now. With my arthritis in my hands and my right one very weak. I am limited to what skills I can do. So I have to work on having lots of bartering items already to go.
