What level of prepper are you?

[justinacolmena]

enough cash to buy needed stuff when the power is out

That depends on the Fed’s monetary and fiscal policy.

Monetary Policy

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

www.federalreserve.gov

Confederate Scrip Vouchers

Confederate Scrip Vouchers

www.glo.texas.gov

About the USA > Monetary & Fiscal Policy

usa.usembassy.de

Biden Campaign Press Release - Statement From Larry Rasky on John Edwards Right-to-Work Record | The American Presidency Project

www.presidency.ucsb.edu

Governments Still Heavy-Handed 80 Years After FDR's Gold Confiscation

Of course, for FDR, it took WWII to get things moving again, but the national emergency the president invoked in 1933 sounds very familiar here in 2013.

www.forbes.com

Gold Reserve Act of 1934: Meaning, History

The Gold Reserve Act of 1934 purchased virtually all privately-held gold and restored the U.S. dollar's peg to gold at a higher level.

www.investopedia.com

Why Is the Consumer Price Index Controversial?

The Consumer Price Index is a widely quoted measure of inflation in the United States, but the methodology used to calculate it generates controversy among economists.

www.investopedia.com

FDR suspends the gold standard for U.S. currency | April 20, 1933 | HISTORY

The United States goes off the gold standard, a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold, when Congress en...

www.history.com

Nixon Ends Convertibility of U.S. Dollars to Gold and Announces Wage/Price Controls

With inflation on the rise and a gold run looming, President Richard Nixon's team enacted a plan that ended dollar convertibility to gold and implemented wage and price controls, which soon brought an end to the Bretton Woods System.

www.federalreservehistory.org

Background: What caused the 1970s oil price shock?

The 1970s oil crisis knocked the wind out of the global economy and helped trigger a stock market crash, soaring inflation and high unemployment - ultimately leading to the fall of a UK government

www.theguardian.com

 

[gipper]

It just makes sense to be prepared somewhat.

Why bother when all I need is a gun, which I will use to steal everything idiots like Pogo have accumulated. Easy peasy.

 

[9thIDdoc]

Money? If there is no electricity and no reason to believe it will be back on anytime soon, money quickly becomes worthless. Banks cannot function and will be closed. Retail outlets will quickly close because they depend on scanners to read prices and credit cards and record sales. We would be back to a barter society.

 

[whoisit]

Funny song on preps,

 

[whoisit]

I grew up in Hurricane country. In Florida you never know what the weather will do. And keeping emergency equipment in a vehicle is common sense. Commercial vehicles are required too. My family has been isolated with out phone or utilities for close to a month.
Ate turtles. catfish and swamp cabbage, from the woods and creek behind our property. So I put my self at 2.5 on the scale.

so true!

 

[whoisit]

Money? If there is no electricity and no reason to believe it will be back on anytime soon, money quickly becomes worthless. Banks cannot function and will be closed. Retail outlets will quickly close because they depend on scanners to read prices and credit cards and record sales. We would be back to a barter society.

In the very beginning money will be useful.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Money? If there is no electricity and no reason to believe it will be back on anytime soon, money quickly becomes worthless. Banks cannot function and will be closed. Retail outlets will quickly close because they depend on scanners to read prices and credit cards and record sales. We would be back to a barter society.

In the very beginning money will be useful.

Most analyst have cash as important for the first 24-48 hours. After that... it is fire starter.

 

[whitehall]

Putting labels on people is a lot easier than understanding them and the term "prepper" has become a cliche. How about people who dig storm shelters in tornado alley? You could call them preppers but they really aren't. I like to keep 5 gallons of gas or more to fuel a generator in case the grid goes down. City folks will probably never get it but people in rural areas often stock up with groceries and water when a big storm is imminent.

 

[9thIDdoc]

To me being prepared is far more about location, knowledge and experience than storage. Doesn't much matter what you have stored unless the location is survivable and readily reachable. It seems to me that in a serious SHTF situation cities are probably the lest survivable areas no matter what you have storied there. A survivable location is one where food and water are easily obtainable. If you cannot live off the land you will not survive. Do you have the skills to keep yourself and others fed warm and secure? Do you know how to butcher and preserve meat and can you hunt and fish (preferably with equipment you made yourself)? Do you know edible plants? Can you start a fire without matches or lighter?
Food water and money are not high on my list of things to store. Tools, building materials, medical supplies, weapons, ammunition, fish hooks, lots of rope, duct tape, spices and condiments, and super glue are more my speed. Fish hooks, needles & thread and .22LR ammo would probably be worth more than their weight in gold and are easily transported and/or stored and far more in demand than money.

 

[Ridgerunner]

9thIDdoc
Above post are words of wisdom...Knowing how to behave will be key when the shtf...