I'll be known as Big Scotch, since I'll be stocking BIC lighters, Scotch Tape and run a whisky distillery.

1. See ForTheUltimate's post/"all of the above"
2. If you live in an Emergency Nation community you won't have to worry at all.
3. See /v/Market. It's a sub for using crypto, trading precious metals and black market guns etc..

We are on the best of terms, and we are his only family left. I have skills and I work hard, he's just better at everything than me, And has the land.

I've heard federal reserve notes are legal tender but not lawful money, but popular law dictionaries (secondary sources) say legal tender=lawful money. I think you can invest in the United States Treasury instead of the Federal Reserve, which you're doing right now because you use Federal Reserve Notes. Google images of old bills. They used to say United States Dollar where ours say Federal Reserve Note. Most people don't realize there's a difference... lmao. Obviously you can buy Treasury bonds (10+ year time till maturity) but there are also Treasury Notes (1-10 years) and Treasury Bills (<1 year). You buy them at a discount and they mature to their face value (a bill might mature to its face value of $100 in 12 months so the Treasury sells it to me for $98). If you expect hyperinflation to happen, you should be happy buying a Treasury bond, note, or bill for above face value. Better to pay $102 for something that will be worth $100 in a year if the Federal Reserve collapses but the US Government doesn't. $98 was just an example; it doesn't have to be under face value even though it normally is. You buy them at the market price which ends up being different at every auction. Auctions are weekly I think, but you might need a broker apparently. Idk.

I generally see 2-3 categories:

The dark ages doomsdayer approach: the grid will go down, and shieeeeet package: ammo, guns, food, water, fuel, handy tools, land, a autarkik community

The invest in yourself labor approach: increase your labor earning power by... learning stuff and keeping good health. This can include geographic earning flexibility to go where its best and escape venezuela degeneracy at little cost.

The invest in capital approach: Buy businesses, loans and don't worry.

I think the best category is in the ascending order from best to worst. You can always invest in the largest index in the universe or try to beat it. good luck.

There is a wealth of historical precedent. In times of disruption and deprivation the following items become like money in terms of ease of trade and value, in descending order of value (or maybe liquidity): weapons, ammo, fuel, tobacco, liquor, coffee, food, clothing, generators.

In terms of planning, I'd say it depends on whether you're trying to survive, or trying to trade one thing (like ammo) for another (like food), or whether you're trying to amass more.

Not saying that's a definitive list, it's fairly arbitrary. It will vary a lot depending on the nature of the crisis: ammo and weapons wouldn't have helped much during Katrina or a similar natural disaster, but food and water would. In a scenario of total anarchy personal protection and the defense of resources would be the top priorities.

Learn to grow weed or make moonshine.

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I just finished reading one of those "wormhole" books where the island of Nantucket gets mysteriously ported back to the Bronze Age (roughly 1250 BC). -- for thos einterested, it is titled Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling.

Anyways, it discusses the items that are of importance - metalworking/forge management is HUGE. Machining is another. Farming and seed management/storage is the third. Of other note is livestock and encyclopedae, so they can look up things (no more internet.). They are somewhat saved by abundance of resources, and somewhat avoid the issues that an apocalyptic situation would have today - mass riots, desperate groups and marauders.

Got to have so much firepower to protect anything. Gasoline is a huge deal. Refrigeration is gone, so food storage becomes an issue. Having solar/wind to keep food refrigerated would be a massive issue. Clean water would be an issue. Where to vacate waste would be an issue. Start there, and work towards machinery and metalworking.

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A good lathe, mill, drill press, and other manufacturing technologies. Those who can create will have an inherent value

Americans have over a trillion rounds of ammunition. This means they will not have the trading value that people think.

Supply and demand dictates the value of an asset.

Trade it for ammo, nonperishable foods and precious metals (in that order of importance) before the collapse.