Not necessary as long as you do some sort of exercise in its place.  However, it can help if you have self-esteem issues. 

Exactly.  I just checked and it's still going on and it's not like it's that incredible of a deal, you can probably find physical gold at $30 over spot from many dealers.

I watch the show, it's very entertaining but anyone who watches the show knows how big these guys are on PM's.  The father basically hordes silver.  In fact he even hordes pennies.  There was a show where he had these huge 5 gallon buckets full of pennies, so many that it was sagging the suspension in his car (he was hiding them in the trunk).

Guys in this business need to make a profit so maybe he is having a problem finding PMs at a price where he can make a profit but for the average person, you can easily find physical at prices very close to spot, as I have pointed out.

So what car did you choose?  Lotus?  Make sure you put up some pics when it arrives.

Yup.  Gold bugs constantly harp about the divergence between paper gold and physical gold.  Well, right there you can buy all the physical gold you want for a very reasonable price over spot, but it doesn't really look like people are buying.  Maybe when it gets closer to $1000.

Yes, I value my credit score quite a bit.  Leverage is a great tool to enhance wealth if used responsibly.  I have a 0% loan for 18 months, something cash cannot do.  Same with margin accounts, goodluck shorting something with no credit score.  Not to mention certain jobs take into account your credit score in order to be hired.  Cash and credit are not mutually exclusive, you can and should have both.  The problem is not credit, it's the management of credit that gets people in trouble.

There's no orderly way for the USD and Euro to fail.  It's not like they fail overnight and the next day you're sipping mai tai's on a beach because you made a good call.  If they fail there will be widespread anarchy and possibly WWIII.  The largest economy AND military isn't going to just go down quietly.

Also see if they're open to using escrow, big red flag if they're not.  Also think of it similar to a contractor and use a percentage of completion method for payment.  In other words, set certain goals they need to meet in order to get paid.  For example, you'll get paid 20% when X is accomplished, 30% when Y is done, and 50% at the end.  You should be able to negotiate a fair payment schedule if the person is reputable.

I would post an ad in the services section as to exactly what you are looking for.  When you get responses, check their reputation (there is a reputation section or you can use OTA or references).  Also check their trust feedback.

APMEX was advertising a special on PAMP 1oz gold bars, $29.99 over spot.  The special ended a few hours ago so I thought I'd check in to see what the new rate is, it's $29.99 over spot 

I guess they have a lot of supply leftover.

The Euro is in jeopardy of surviving much less becoming the world's reserve currency.  If anything, they may switch to a basket of currencies instead of just the USD but there is zero chance the Euro takes over unilaterally.

I really don't understand why anyone still has funds with Gox.  At best, they've proven time and time again to be incompetent.  At worst, it looks like they're doing everything under the sun to prevent the hemorrhaging.  I would convert everything to BTC and transfer it the hell out of there.  There's a chance everything goes back to normal in a few weeks, maybe even a good chance, but I don't understand why someone would risk it.  The spread between Gox and the other exchanges has narrowed significantly, I'd rather take a few percentage loss than lose everything.     

They've taken away the mechanisms for many people to cash out.

What happens if Gox misses their deadline?  For me, nothing.  Left their ass months ago.

Thanks dooglus, reported it to Google safebrowsing.

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Or we could educate them.

I recall this error.  You need to clear something in your browser (either cache or cookies) and then reload the page.  Google the exact error message and it should link you to a forum post here with the solution.

What does that have anything to do with what I said?

I think Nootropic is the forum name of the guy selling, not sure if he considers it a nootropic or not.

Not only that but if you're financially responsible, you can use a CC as an interest free loan.  Citi just gave me a 0% loan for 18 months.  The catch of course is that you need to pay the balance in full before then but that's why I say you need to be financially responsible.