Do you take pot?
According to a story on Yahoo! a man in California tried to pay for his combo meal with pot. If it wasn’t for the pot he probably wouldn’t have even been hungry in the first place. Now we all know that people do stupid things when they’re high and to be honest, I’ll bet there’s a 60 percent chance that at any fast food restaurant at any given time, a cashier will accept pot in-lieu of money. Just think about the kinds of people who work at fast food restaurants.
After having seen this story I was wondering about what other items we could use instead of money to buy things. Given the fact that our financial system is all out of whack and the dollar is still becoming more and more worthless, I figure it’s just a matter of time before we are bartering for goods in a cashless society. Here are my recommendations of things to stockpile in case our money becomes totally worthless:
Chocolate
People will still crave sweets in the future regardless of the circumstances. With a good supply of chocolate in your possession you can assuredly barter for the necessities that you will need to survive. Also, the women will love you.
Toilet Paper
People will still be pooping no matter what their situation. Imagine being able to trade the comfort of Charmin, for wheat or barley. People might think they can live without toilet paper, but after their first bout of poison ivy in the butt-hole they’ll be paying top rice for even one square.
Diapers
This might not make sense to a lot of you, but I live in Utah and there’s about 50 kids per adult here. When the fecal matter hits the fan here there are going to be a lot of parents willing to trade food so that they don’t have to deal with their kids crapping on them.
Guns and Ammo
Some people will just try to take your chocolate or toilet paper without trading you anything for them. That’s why you need a good stock-pile of guns and ammo. Be sure to include different classes of weapons suitable for the task at hand. You don’t want to have to lug around a twelve gauge all over the mall. Make sure you keep ammo hidden in convenient places as well. Nobody wants to be shot because they couldn’t find the rockets for their RPG.
So hopefully the dollar will stay strong enough that none of this ever happens. But if it does, “I told you so!”
What kinds of things would you use as money?
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I would use booze then you can take the rest of their stuff when they pass out.