5 Guys Burgers and 6 packs of Lancaster Milk Stout.

And then the Bush economy hit, my job faded away, and it all got drained away to use for ongoing monthly bills. The stocks went first, the last IRA was emptied just this last week, with the money going to pay monthly bills.

Things are going to start getting uglier real soon...

I'm getting screwed...

I was totally screwed too...just about to start work after getting my degree - gonna be fun digging myself out. My savings consists of a savings account where I save money for things like property taxes and car repairs. Sometimes it has money in it and most of the time it doesn't because...stupid car keeps breaking down and property taxes.

once they get the full Monty Teabagger House that will be willing to throw the entire global economy under the bus in order to stand up to Obama and "take our country back".

All paper currency, and its electronic equivalents, will be worthless once the force the US Government to default.

Paper crap won't be worth a "continental".

Some of our cash is buried in mason jars
some in jelly jars
some in pickle jars...........

That first one as it turned out is not going to happen. Who knew that Garbage Pail Kids cards were not a good investment?

I'm down to 57k on my house and want to have it paid off within 6 years. I wouldn't ever hoard cash, maybe good bartering commodities like precious metals, ammunition, alcohol, cigarettes, long term food stores, water purification, etc.

I actually manage to save $100 a month. Not a lot, but I use Betterment, so hopefully over many, many years, that may translate into some gains. We'll see. So far, so good anyway.

But I don't see the point of sticking it away in a box and not at least investing it somewhere. I mean, that's just stupid. It better be an airtight and climate-controlled place at least, otherwise they might find it ruined by bugs or mildew or something.