Liquor tends to hold it's value and is always in demand. I have read several accounts of economic collapse, one was in Bosnia during the war. He said medications, booze, food stuffs were currency. He had to live in a fenced, fortified enclave with his immediate family to protect what they had from roving maurauders. It's not just what you can have to hedge against it, it's what you can hold if it gets really bad. The other account was from Argentina when it suffered a complete economic colapse. Small items that were within the ability of the general public to afford to barter for were in demand. Some asshole that is having a hard time eating gives a fuck for gold, they wanted items like bic lighters.
Laputois 2 points 1 week ago
Liquor tends to hold it's value and is always in demand. I have read several accounts of economic collapse, one was in Bosnia during the war. He said medications, booze, food stuffs were currency. He had to live in a fenced, fortified enclave with his immediate family to protect what they had from roving maurauders. It's not just what you can have to hedge against it, it's what you can hold if it gets really bad. The other account was from Argentina when it suffered a complete economic colapse. Small items that were within the ability of the general public to afford to barter for were in demand. Some asshole that is having a hard time eating gives a fuck for gold, they wanted items like bic lighters.