Funny dudes, these central bankers. Alan Greenspan was a goldbug prior to heading the Fed and now that he's out, he's advocating for gold again. And former Bank of England president Mervyn King has become

Unless you are paying in cash or cash equivalents (money order, traveller's check, etc.) of $10,000 or more, the dealer where you buy your gold from is not obligated to report the transaction. Roosevelt's

As per @dollarvigilante, things have just begun. Jim Rickards and other experts are predicting $10,000 per oz. or more for gold (currently it's at $1340ish). That number's not pulled out of the air, but

Oh, that was YOU?! I WAS on that cruise! That's how I learned about Steemit!! Funny video, Mike. Thanks!

I think there's confusion here in using the terms "money" and "currency" (which is alright, we all do it). Gold (and silver) has been "money" for thousands of years, while

How is it "paper gold"? The gold in your account is physical allocated gold stored securely under your name that can be easily redeemed and shipped to you at any time.

Kinda ironic, isn't it. The famous (or infamous) banking aristocracy who had a hand (purportedly) in the creation of the Federal Reserve is now essentially saying central banks don't have a clue, and hence

Forgot to mention that your gold is outside of the banking system, and you have a choice of offshore locations for your gold deposit: Zurich, Toronto, Hong Kong, London, Singapore, New York and Dubai.

Well, one company is heading in that direction. Goldmoney has created a savings and payment system where you can send and receive gold. Just like PayPal, but the transactions are in gold. You can also

I agree with all points. An affiliate program or referral rewards program where one gets extra steem power/dollars for referring new signups would be cool, I think.

Thanks for putting this together. Being in an online business always looking for an SEO angle, I like that posts are getting found in google (unless they are all just searching for 'steemit'). The gender

This looks interesting. I'm gonna have a look. Thank you.

You're right about that. The Chinese are anything but stupid. Having yuan be part of the SDR is not a small feat. They're not perfect, as their economy is in trouble as well. But they've been making some

On Sep. 30th, yuan officially becomes part of the SDR basket of currencies. The World Bank has been approved to issue SDR bonds in China so China can invest in them and move away from the dollar. Other

It's long overdue. According to at least one expert, we are already in recession: Were it not for continued central bank intervention that keeps pushing it forward, we should have had the much needed

Upvoted (and not just because of the picture). Nice to be reminded to appreciate the little things that are going well. Great list!

Wow. It's too surreal, it's almost funny. It's a Bizarro world.

Enjoyed your post. Have a great visit to Italy. I went there eons ago (Sicily, Rome). Beautiful culture.

This is absolutely gorgeous! I'm not an artist, but married to one. Will follow you.

Wise words. Good to be reminded that times of crisis also present great opportunities. This is one of those times where it pays to be self-educated and empowered rather than rely on authorities.