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    Collapse - a religious belief

    My name is Agnostic, and I believe in the collapse. I have anticipated a collapse or similar cataclysmic events since a young age. The thing is, no collapse has occurred in my lifetime. Maybe it never will. "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."...
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    Economic Collapse in Bulgaria - one man's memories

    stumbled across this podcast last night. most interestingly, gold and silver played no part in economic transactions. also of note for free marketeers is the rise of "insurance" companies defending private persons and property.
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    Specific Date of Collapse nominated

    I do believe the economy will collapse, but I have held that belief for a really long time, and things just keep on puttering along. So in this thread I will keep track of the brave souls who nominate a specific date for the collapse. Maybe in the future when we stumble on past these dates...
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    Anyone notice this change to SMSF rules - will it affect bullion?

    Just saw this on the news, comes into effect today 1 July 2016: People with self-managed super funds can no longer store collectibles such as jewellery and art at a SMSF trustee's home. They must also be insured in the name of your super fund. Has anyone commented on SS about this already?
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    Gold Coins used for actual commercial transactions

    There are many ways you can use gold coins for every day transactions, like a reservation for dinner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WVgaS2mcU Gold coins counted out at 5:04, paid to service provider at 6:30.
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    The World's Growing Demand for Silver

    Something positive to share. http://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-silver-series-worlds-growing-demand-for-silver-part-3-of-4/
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    Chinese Margin Lending - I am puzzled

    I have just finished reading an article which claims that Chinese margin lending on their stock market is rocketing off the charts - see http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/its-a-mania-behold-the-red-chips-and-the-big-macs/ From many sources it seems that the world is on the edge of an...
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    Article on the true importance of Gold

    https://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/lars-schall/whats-the-true-importance-of-gold/ The article has a nice summary on the current market position for gold and gold miners, and a discussion about value in general. Here is my favourite part: According to Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian...
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    Stacking for the toughest guy on the block

    This quote is from US comedian Bill Burr, link below. "...the dollar is crashing...shit keeps you up at night. You're just thinking, What do I do when the zombies come?. Start reading up on shit...Get some powdered food, plant some zucchini, get a windmill..right! And thats all well and...
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    Which Australian PM Dealers have live pricing after hours?

    I'm watching the silver price fall and thinking about making a purchase. But I have noticed that some online dealers have "pre-fall" pricing still. Which Australian PM Dealers have live pricing at this time of night, so that I can actually purchase at the current spot price?
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    No Serious Gold Price Manipulation - Article from LewRockwell.com

    A Few Observations on the Gold Market Michael S. Rozeff In my opinion, the gold market is too large to be manipulated to any serious extent. While there are many allegations of manipulation, no one has ever shown that there is manipulation that has made any lasting impact on the price of gold...
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    Magical Inheritance of Judgement, Skill and Expertise?

    I have read and heard a number of exit plans which go something along the lines of: I will buy some ounces here and there and accumulate a stack. Then there will be a collapse/reset/hyperinflation. And then with my ounces I will be able to buy a big house/rental...
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    Doomsday Daydreaming & Opportunity Costs

    Like many people I have expected some sort of social upheaval or collapse for a long time now... ...but it hasn't happened. It may never happen. Fortunately I have a split personality, and the optimist in me worked hard, obtained career advancement, invested and went into business. If I had...
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    101 Things To Do Before the Global Economic Collapse

    All prepped up but no collapse in sight? Here are a few things to do to keep yourself busy: 1. Re-fill the bathtub with water (the last batch was starting to smell after a couple of weeks...) 2. Buy a DYMO Labelmaker and record the expiry dates on the outside of all those boxes. 3. Get in the...
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    Mining for Bitcoins versus Mining for Gold

    Sourced from http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/mining-for-bitcoins-vs-mining-for-gold/ In mining for gold, the gold is already present in the mineral deposit. It cannot be extracted without work. After the work is done, one has something, which is the gold. Why should this process create or...
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    Best Silver for Australian Currency Collapse?

    [Apologies in advance if this has been asked before] We stack for a range of reasons, and one reason for me is to have some tradable money in the event of a total currency collapse. The scenario I am talking about is if there is a total loss of confidence in the Australian dollar, perhaps due...
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    Perth Mint to be Sold?

    Just noticed an article on page 5 of today's Sunday Times. After general discussion about Colin Barnett's premiership and the recent credit rating downgrade, there is a list of State assets that might be sold. And the Perth Mint tops the list... ----- FOR SALE? By Political Editor Joe...
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    Silver Statistics

    I joined this forum a little while ago to learn as much as possible about silver. I quickly realised that 62% of statistics about silver are made up on the spot. But now I see through detailed analysis that... The number increases to 73% when that spot is falling... ;)
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    Thought I would pile in...

    Hi. I have been reading for a week or so and thought I would get a bit closer to the action. My investing background is real estate, which I am still heavily involved with. However I thought a bit of diversification might be in order for wealth preservation in the event of economic chaos...
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