Ask HN: What's your net worth?

Post by throwbayarea » Sun, Jun 11, 2017, 4:45 AM UTC

lttlrck wrote: post #37

throwbayarea wrote: post #28

600k (USD) in gold. The only currency that survived 1000 years. You can't print out gold so no matter what the FED does, it won't disappear anytime soon. I'm a Software Engineer in my 30's.

Unlikely but they could outlaw it again https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Reserve_Act

Post by i336_ » Sun, Jun 11, 2017, 4:59 AM UTC

throwbayarea wrote: post #42

i336_ wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nice. How did that happen?

I've been buying gold over the years, converting any piece of paper I have into gold.