Wherever you turn, there is doom or fear associated with the future of the global economy. How can you survive and thrive during significant change and global upheaval?  We do not give financial advice, and we are not financial advisors; however, here are a few ideas for those of you who want to get ahead of the curve with the resources you have.  Gold & Silver  For thousands of years, gold and silver have been considered money. In smaller denominations, you can exchange gold and silver to exchange them for what you need.  Small amounts of gold or silver can be helpful in a grid-down or collapse scenario.      Gold backs - The Utah Goldback foil notes are made of 1/1000 oz .999 fine Gold and are the first local currency that is beautiful and spendable. This project was inspired by the Utah Legal Tender Act of 2011, which recognized certain types of Gold as currency in Utah. Since then, technology has developed to create small denominations of Gold that can be used for everyday tr