Crazy tinfoil hat things to do with your Trump bucks that just might work

bucky

bucky

Hummingbird
Other Christian
I've come to the disturbing realization that most people in the US simply don't know how many billions there are in a trillion. Almost no one I talk to is particularly worried that the US government just conjured up trillions of dollars out of thin air to address the current virus pandemic.

We're (Americans) all supposedly getting thousands of dollars from the government in April. I was thinking it might be best to blow it all quickly on something of value that can then be resold after hyperinflation hits. I was also thinking that maybe the thing to blow it on would be high-quality alcohol. Or maybe low-quality alcohol. I'm not sure. I noted with interest how almost all states have allowed liquor stores to stay open as essential businesses and how the only state I'm aware of that tried to close them down, Pennsylvania, had to reverse that decision very quickly in the face of a possible armed rebellion among the general citizenry.

I don't even drink and would need to research which brands to buy. I'm thinking whiskey, vodka, gin, and things like that that keep a long time and would always be in high demand.

How crazy is this idea? I probably won't actually do it, like I probably won't actually withdraw everything from my 401k and put all the money that remains in Swiss Francs. Still, there's a nagging feeling that I might regret not doing these things.

Feel free to post other ideas on how to best spend your Trump bucks given what's coming. What about the general idea that it would be best to blow your Trump bucks quickly rather than saving them? Makes sense or is it crazy?
 
Sam Malone

Sam Malone

Ostrich
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DeusLuxMeaEst

Pelican
Orthodox Catechumen
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A part of your portfolio should be physical gold anyway. Using it it to buy some would be a reasonable idea. Or 'invest' in a firearm for self defense.
 
CynicalContrarian

CynicalContrarian

Owl
Other Christian
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Neo said:
A part of your portfolio should be physical gold anyway. Using it it to buy some would be a reasonable idea. Or 'invest' in a firearm for self defense.
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I recall a recent Zerohedge article that indicated. Like toilet paper. The supply of physical gold could well be ransacked at this time.
If you do secure any. Well done.
 
Laner

Laner

Crow
Protestant
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In times past, I would always dump money into booze and video games during a panic.

This time around, I just invested in my own business.
 
rainy

rainy

Pelican
Other Christian
Well, if there's a 2nd wave of this which many think there will be come Nov, look at what it's demand now and few can get their hands on.

Then buy it over the summer so you can sell when the time comes.

Do that with the 1,200 from Trump and your ROI is likely 200-300%.
 
bucky

bucky

Hummingbird
Other Christian
rainy said:
Well, if there's a 2nd wave of this which many think there will be come Nov, look at what it's demand now and few can get their hands on.

Then buy it over the summer so you can sell when the time comes.

Do that with the 1,200 from Trump and your ROI is likely 200-300%.
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I feel like there's a good chance this would get you lynched.
 
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eradicator

Peacock
Agnostic
Gold Member
I have plenty of money invested. Things that would be a better use of cash.

Investing in a .38 and plenty of ammo

or a .22

Or both.

Building a bomb shelter. The usa and China will nuke each other.

Make another seekingarrangement account.

Take a trip to Colombia and Brazil when this pandemic is over(I was doing this anyways)

If I am to be completely honest, here is how I will likely spend the extra money: I will tip people triple for the rest of the year, especially the delivery guys. Like 20 bucks minimum for one of the guys delivering groceries when I don't have time for that shit now that they are limiting people to get access to grocery stores(line is halfway around the block. If someone can save me time, I tip them extra good.

I will keep investing money in an array of ways anyways, I am likely to make more money this year than I have in my life, and not everyone is so fortunate. Be generous with everyone you encounter, if you are in a position to do so.
 
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Hansel

Robin
bucky said:
I was also thinking that maybe the thing to blow it on would be high-quality alcohol. Or maybe low-quality alcohol.
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High-quality alcohol has been whipped up to fantastical prices over the past 15 years. These are the first to go when the depression hits. A nice Japanese whisky, say a Hibiki 18, would have easily costed you $800 (or more, depending on your location) in January. Not sure how much the price will drop but there's no doubt there is no resell value after the depression.

Low-value alcohol doesn't cost much to begin with. You won't make much money from it.

I'm just gonna put it in gold. Your considerations are typical of an opportunistic consumerist mindset of America. This is what happens with decades of rotten media and culture, it makes billions of addicts hellbent on opportunistic investments that was not pegged to the real economy. Hopefully people will change after this and realise they should lay off this lifestyle and save for dire times ahead.
 
bucky

bucky

Hummingbird
Other Christian
Hansel said:
bucky said:
I was also thinking that maybe the thing to blow it on would be high-quality alcohol. Or maybe low-quality alcohol.
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High-quality alcohol has been whipped up to fantastical prices over the past 15 years. These are the first to go when the depression hits. A nice Japanese whisky, say a Hibiki 18, would have easily costed you $800 (or more, depending on your location) in January. Not sure how much the price will drop but there's no doubt there is no resell value after the depression.

Low-value alcohol doesn't cost much to begin with. You won't make much money from it.

I'm just gonna put it in gold. Your considerations are typical of an opportunistic consumerist mindset of America. This is what happens with decades of rotten media and culture, it makes billions of addicts hellbent on opportunistic investments that was not pegged to the real economy. Hopefully people will change after this and realise they should lay off this lifestyle and save for dire times ahead.
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I'm all about saving, but I'm not sure saving USD is a great idea anymore, now that trillions of new dollars just came into existence, and a precedent has been established that that's just fine and will probably be repeated many times in the future, and almost no one seems concerned about any of this. For those of you who don't know, a trillion is a thousand billions. Saving USD in 2020 suddenly feels a bit like saving German Marks in 1920. Maybe that's just me.

The alcohol idea was mainly a satirical take on how the last legal drug (drugs if you want to include weed) is considered essential, although in a de facto sense I can see how it is actually essential. I was hoping people would have more interesting ideas than buying guns and ammo and gold, because I'd assumed that most longstanding members of this forum would have already done that. Note: I most definitely don't already have a solid stockpile of guns, ammo, gold, and silver, so don't anyone go trying to figure out who I am and where I'm located IRL to steal my stuff.

I probably should have been less whimsical in my original post and more direct, so I'll do that now:

Do you guys think it would be best to just spend the "free money" we're all going to be getting soon right away, before hyperinflation hits?
 
whitewashedblackguy

whitewashedblackguy

Kingfisher
If you have a hobby that can be monetized, invest in that. For example some gear for product photography, or a nice toolset to fix shit. People always gonna need shit fixed. Maybe flip vehicles for profit. I've been wanting to filp abandoned bikes for the longest.

MRE's, Iodine tablets, gravity water filters and meds are are a good idea too. Maybe get your bug-out bag(s) together.

Investing in knowledge is always a plus. Can't go wrong there.
 
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