It might help if things don’t go too pear shaped, but this kind of event (a foreign invasion by a military with no regards for civilians) is basically game over regardless of your situation. The best outcome is you survive and rebuild.
Despite the madness the only thing I learn about looting from Ukraine is:
- civilian would-be looters still getting punished
- Russian soldiers are looting
i.e. when your rations expired you get desperate and since the Russian army is armed and know they are an utter disgrace anyway this happens.
It’s been 20 days. I’d refrain from being overly optimistic just now. More likely than a full civilisation collapse is a return to feudal tribalism as in Afghanistan and Lybia, which is not very good either.
However costly things can be worth it, it depends on your situation and preferences. But don't underestimate the time involved in learning broad ranged skills to look after a house, land, food production, repairs, survival skills, prepping etc which op is talking about.
It is a mistake, gold is the only safe bet
Btw it is estimated that the last time gold was declared illegal, only about 5% of gold owners gave it up.
I mean it's happened to Russian oligarchs, but those were investments that they didn't even live in. It's happened to Palestinians, who live under an apartheid regime. But other than that, I can't recall anything like that happening. WW2 Europe maybe, for specific demographics.
Actually, have you tried figuring out WHFIT taxes on $GLD? I ended up invested in it once and had no clue how you do it.
Also be ready to evacuate from the city when time will come. Move early, roads will be stuck very quickly. Keep your car tanks full, keep few cans of gasoline as well.