Better than money?

I like to read the alternative press and citizen journalist’s blogs, and if you do too, that’s great. But if you don’t, you shouldn’t assume that everyday people don’t provide valuable information. They, or should I say we, have no corporate constraints, and in most cases, we have no particular agenda other than to dig up the truth. A lot of people invest an incredible amount of time and effort into researching facts and putting them all together, and admittedly some of what you see is more credible than some other articles that you may read, but you can’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.

I’ve read some things recently on some blogs that got me to thinking about the things that are more valuable than money. I’m not talking about love, respect, nature, divinity, family and things like that, though they are indeed more valuable than Federal Reserve notes. I’m talking about commodities. I saw some suggestions that were kind of funny in a way, but true all the same. None of what was suggested is really new, but the reminders are worth repeating, because the times seem to be leading toward a day when those notes will become all but worthless.

What is the most important thing that you buy with money? You’d have to say food, so of course if money is becoming worthless, you need to start stocking up on that. The next thing you need is weapons, and the primary reason why you need them is to protect the food. Then a lot of people recommend buying gold and silver, and I understand the reasoning behind that. Now I am just one voter who happens to write, so I am not saying I am correct, but I see gold the way the native Americans did–the yellow metal that makes the white man go crazy. In reality, it’s worthless. You can’t eat it, and you can’t protect your food with it. Give me gunpowder any day.

The point is to ponder what you would do if money suddenly had no worth. Would you be able to get by without it? If not, you may want reconsider you’re savings strategy.