• SabinStargem@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    Put most of your US dollars into non-US currencies or valuables, such as cigarettes, canned food, or gold.

    Back in the Weimer Republic, outsiders from France and other countries would regularly cross the German border to buy food, carouse, or to buy up things like grand pianos for their version of $100. America’s middle class may have most of their belongings ending up in Canada and Mexico.

    • plyth@feddit.org
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      23 hours ago

      How do you know that gold is not already overvalued?

      If you buy gold remember that nobody has to honor certificates in a crisis but that gold at home is also not secure, especially if you start paying with it.