personally, here is my opinion. but food. but a set of it at costco or online, like of thrive, for a year or two worth. you can do it when on sale for $800 for the year. yes its $800 but you can eat it at anytime if need be and it lasts 25 years. if you have more time or energy, get set up with a distributor in the area and hand pick what you want. itll cost a bit more but be more user friendly and fit your tastes. second, consider storing some water if you have the space. you can buy those massive tanks for like $100 at all kinds of places. never bad to have some on hand. stock up on some ammo, probably 1000 rounds of most used weapons isn't a bad idea. lastly, stock up on some plywood or 2x4's that are fairly short. if things get that bad, those could come in serious handy.
that will cover you for survivability if things actually get the worst. after you are set there, id start putting money in things that make sense to trade if the market collapses, but also is low risk in the sense that if things turn around you aren't out a bunch of money. again, if on sale, stock up on food. its easy to sell to others like us if the market rebounds, food costs always rise, and its extremely great if you need to trade it down the road. id also get ammo. it never drops value, will likely rise even in a normal market and is very useful. Gold and silver, lean more on silver than gold in my opinion. don't tie up a ton of money in it but have some. again, very unlikely to bottom out, could very well go up, and is easy to trade in bad situations. finally, when talking about considerable amount of money, if you don't own property or a home, do so soon. rates are low, get them fixed. if inflation hits hard and you are lucky enough to keep your job and it pays you accordingly, your loan could be very cheap. rates aren't going to get any lower. best thing is that if needed you can sell it. ideal situation is to own enough that you can subdivide it down the road if necessary.
sadly i am looking at land now but can't build for another two years. i fear itll be too late by then but i hope i am wrong. i am literally in the worst place ever for bad situations and have no storage capacity.
