I like physical precious metals, real estate and bitcoins; in my control. You can buy fractional or full troy ounces of precious metals sealed by trusted sources in convenient credit card sized containers (Pamp Suisse comes to mind). If you think carrying around a pound of gold is inconvenient, I would ask...have you ever seen a woman's purse? Joking but seriously ;-)
For you ShireSilver: I'm not sure in which country you reside but Bernard Von NotHaus is a good example to take note of when creating a community currency (in the U.S.). Also I believe there are people who can "eyeball" specific weights of many substances but it may be best to get a gram scale (or whatever equivalent is appropriate) for your "weights and measures" especially given that there are actual agencies whose purpose is to confirm weights and measures http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/....wild. Right? I believe you could build a reputation of trust within a community and applaud those types of alternatives and wish you success in that.
No I would not hold gold or precious metal certificates ( I love physical gold and platinum, silver, copper...collectable coins, beautifully minted bars) If I could afford and assess art properly those would be a source of investment for me, classic vehicles will be someday. For now I have 20 trillion and one Zimbawee dollars matted and framed, hanging on my wall as an artful reminder and seriously considering the Tesla inflationary bill as a multi-purpose collectable/reminder. Stocks: Yes
Interest in a private company or my own company: Yes
I don't think in terms of gold OR bitcoin, I wonder why it has taken money so long to catch up with technology. Bitcoin or something like it seems simply overdue.
*Financial flatlanders have failed long enough
For you ShireSilver: I'm not sure in which country you reside but Bernard Von NotHaus is a good example to take note of when creating a community currency (in the U.S.). Also I believe there are people who can "eyeball" specific weights of many substances but it may be best to get a gram scale (or whatever equivalent is appropriate) for your "weights and measures" especially given that there are actual agencies whose purpose is to confirm weights and measures http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/....wild. Right? I believe you could build a reputation of trust within a community and applaud those types of alternatives and wish you success in that.
No I would not hold gold or precious metal certificates ( I love physical gold and platinum, silver, copper...collectable coins, beautifully minted bars) If I could afford and assess art properly those would be a source of investment for me, classic vehicles will be someday. For now I have 20 trillion and one Zimbawee dollars matted and framed, hanging on my wall as an artful reminder and seriously considering the Tesla inflationary bill as a multi-purpose collectable/reminder. Stocks: Yes
Interest in a private company or my own company: Yes
I don't think in terms of gold OR bitcoin, I wonder why it has taken money so long to catch up with technology. Bitcoin or something like it seems simply overdue.
*Financial flatlanders have failed long enough