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if our economy crashes, and cash is worthless, should i buy gold or silver
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neither. food, fuel, and tools. books on how to make and use basic tools -- the books published for farmers who want to kluge their own solutions might be helpful. heck, help defend a library; it will be beyond price as soon as things settle out a bit. having skills like blacksmithing and knowing how to teach could go a long way. sf really has explored this in better detail than we could possibly cover here.
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