>> My great aunt, before she passed, had a suitcase in her closet with lots of cash in it to survive the coming collapse of society. > This in itself is poor p

>> My great aunt, before she passed, had a suitcase in her closet with lots of cash in it to survive the coming collapse of society. > This in itself is poor preparation because it assumes the currency will still be worth something should some financial calamity on the purported scale occurs. My guess it was preparation for a replay of the Great Depression, where money did keep its value.