Ready cash

Gold is fine, but how do you buy one loaf of bread with gold? Should I want to have money available should the real SHTF, I'd have some paper currency on hand and in smaller denominations. Gold would be all right if you were salting away a million bucks, but for everyday use, paper is a lot easier to carry and you do not have to find a corner grocery store at accepts and can give you change for gold bullion or coins.

My $0.02
Grumpy

Edit: Bad spelling corrected.

If you want a real clue to what is needed, just watch the Mad Max series. I'll be investing is studded collars, loin cloths, dirt bikes, and chainmail shirts. Axes made from bicycle sprockets, crossbows, and spears will also come in handy.

Grumpy