Regardless of the situation at hand, I found it profitable investing in your health, fitness, skills (incl. survival), knowledge, etc.
Too many people focus on material items which all depreciate, just at different rates. Even gunpower can go bad. Gold is good, but you still need others to value enough of it to give you things in exchange; tough in an apocalypse scenario.
If shit goes down, you may end up having a skill that others will find valuable.
Alternatively, if it's an "every man for himself" scenario, then your health and fitness/combat skills can come in handy in taking stuff from others or (more honorably) providing protection from the bad guys.
You can then ask for payment in physical items, or other skills/services.
That's pretty much the economy just without money. So technically a kind of barter approach.
Regardless of the situation at hand, I found it profitable investing in your health, fitness, skills (incl. survival), knowledge, etc. Too many people focus on material items which all depreciate, just at different rates. Even gunpower can go bad. Gold is good, but you still need others to value enough of it to give you things in exchange; tough in an apocalypse scenario.
If shit goes down, you may end up having a skill that others will find valuable. Alternatively, if it's an "every man for himself" scenario, then your health and fitness/combat skills can come in handy in taking stuff from others or (more honorably) providing protection from the bad guys.
You can then ask for payment in physical items, or other skills/services. That's pretty much the economy just without money. So technically a kind of barter approach.