I doubt it'll be a fullblown apocalypse, but I think there'll be a period of unrest, after which civilization will soon reestablish itself. If you manage to inv

I doubt it'll be a fullblown apocalypse, but I think there'll be a period of unrest, after which civilization will soon reestablish itself. If you manage to invest 50K of your money in something tangible that is considered to be of value in that period of unrest, you'll have a much easier time surviving it. For us, 50K is enough to survive for at least three years, without requiring any kind of austerity. I certainly don't call that 'nothing.