We are at a very interesting point right now. Basically all the markets are down hard, and there is a ton of uncertainty about what will happen over the coming weeks/months.
Let's all step back and take a deep breath. As with every challenge, there is a lot of opportunity for growth & abundance to be had. This is also a great chance for many folks to begin taking a more self-responsible and self-sustaining approach to life.
3 Categories
Of course there's so many ways we could evaluate what makes a good investment, and a lot of that depends on what we think the future looks like.
Let's look at these things from 3 different angles, relating to 3 possible (though not exclusive) scenarios:
- Things that are on sale. This would be where cryptos & precious metals fall. Things that are cheap now, which will go up in price if/when things go back to "normal," as well as in many other situations.
- Health supplements / Personal Care. These are things that are important for physical health (especially important in pandemic situations) like supplements, herbal medicines, first aid gear, water filters, etc. This would also include foods with specific nutritional benefits. These things will certainly retain value in any situation, but are especially important if we have long-term supply chain failures or total apocalyptic societal failure.
- Self-sufficiency gear. One the big reminders we always get from scares liek this is that most people are WAY too dependant on a system that we know is broken, and doesn't care at all about us. These are things that are important in short & long-term failures, and I would include things like tools, power sources, heirloom seeds, and much more.
Let's Crowd-Source This!
Everybody please leave comments below with the things you feel are the best investments in each of these categories. I'll go through periodically and add everything to the list here in this post itself. Hopefully it doesn't get too big to be a Steem post. I'll also be giving 1% up-votes out in the comments from @TribeSteemUp and it's ~850,000 SP.
One Rule
No spammy selling of things. If you want to promote a particular item, please leave it to the generalities, and simply give the name of a good brand(s), without hyperlinks and grandiose claims about theirs over other products. Anyone I find posting referral links or otherwise specifically selling their own products, without making that clear in the comment, I will flag you.
THE LIST
Things that are on sale (value investments)
- Silver
- Cryptocurrency
- Bitcoin
Health supplements / Personal Care
- Colloidal Silver
- Dried Seeds for Sprouting (Sunflower, Squash, Pea, Bean)
- Essential Oils
- Oregano Oil
- Tea Tree Oil
- "Thieve's Blend" / "On Guard" (all purpose immune blends)
Self-Sufficiency Gear
- Water Filtration
- Axe(s)
- Machete(s)