[ironborne]

Perhaps I'm being too simplistic but all this talk of the gold and silver you peakers are going to have has got me thinking. If I can grow all the ingredients and convince the wife to spend all day over the cook-fire, I might be able to lighten your load a little. In the intrests of brotherhood of course.

[azreal60]

In other words, your wife's salsa is worth our gold and silver? ( not that I have any) I would put my former English professor's up against anyone's. We wrote poetry specifically for the right to abtain a jar of that mana of the gods. Anything you'll write poetry for, it's got to be love.=)

[The_Virginian]

most folks can cook enough to get by, some of us are darn good.

Try and find a skill that most wives don't have, then come back and ask for payment.

[ironborne]

Getting by isn't enough. My real point is that I think too many peakers believe that gold or silver will be valuable. I don't own any and don't plan too. What will keep people going will be the small things. A jar of Salsa, a pint of beer, or maybe some homemade soap. Gold can't be eaten and I wouldn't ever trade for it.

I understand that the civilized world has used precious metals and stones as the standard for trade for thousands of years but what would you trade for a never been used sleeping bag on a cold night? What would you trade for some fresh salsa on three fresh scrambled eggs. These simple things will make a person understand that we don't need all the junk that modern society claims is wealth.

[PenultimateManStanding]

It makes more sense to hoard Morton Salt. It's very cheap now and could be traded for gold later at more favorable rates.

[Wednesday]

Ain't no way her salsa is better'n mine.

[ashurbanipal]

I think the point with investing in gold is that, even if we are now past peak, there will still be a few years of civilization as we know it. As gold increases in value, it can be used to increase wealth and potentially then purchase the land and tools necessary to a sustainable existence--or at least, it can be so used better than paper currency.

But I agree, once civilization is really gone, gold becomes worth a lot less.

[Vexed]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') understand that the civilized world has used precious metals and stones as the standard for trade for thousands of years but what would you trade for a never been used sleeping bag on a cold night? What would you trade for some fresh salsa on three fresh scrambled eggs.

[ironborne]

I'm interested to see what will be used for currency should PO or a weak dollar ever cause a crash. I agree that there will be many people who will still be able to accept gold in trade for goods. I will not be one of them. Most of what money I have is tied up in tools, firearms, bows and such.

If I ever get good enough at knife-making I could see trading for steel.

If anyone wants to invite me over for Salsa, I'll bring the beer.