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milestogo

(18,256 posts) Tue Sep 26, 2023, 10:15 AM Sep 2023

How many gold bars do you keep at home? [View all]

19 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	None as far as I know
	4 (21%)
	two or three
	0 (0%)
	$100,000 worth
	2 (11%)
	$500,000 worth
	1 (5%)
	None, but I keep $100K cash in my mattress
	0 (0%)
	None of your business
	2 (11%)
	i gave mine away to Senator Menendez
	1 (5%)
	How many is normal?
	3 (16%)
	OTHER
	6 (32%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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How many gold bars do you keep at home? [View all] milestogo Sep 2023 OP

I have NEVER even seen one in person, never mind owning one! Good Gawd. nt CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2023 #1

I would have no idea what to do with a gold bar. milestogo Sep 2023 #2

I would. Sneederbunk Sep 2023 #24

I plated my toilets with mine relayerbob Sep 2023 #3

I have about 5,000 or 6,000 10oz gold bars in the back of my underwear bureau draw.. magicarpet Sep 2023 #4

One of our board games uses "gold bars" as part of the game currency. haele Sep 2023 #5

How many in a "Menendez?" hlthe2b Sep 2023 #6

I keep mine in my pants Jerry2144 Sep 2023 #7

I think somewhere in my portfolio edhopper Sep 2023 #8

I have one and only one Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #9

So in my house on the New World MMO Calista241 Sep 2023 #10

None. But I stack silver bars and rounds. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #11

How about coins ? JI7 Sep 2023 #12

I gave mine to CPAC Oldtimeralso Sep 2023 #13

Never saw the point of keeping gold in any form EYESORE 9001 Sep 2023 #14

I have exactly the number of gold bars Jesus told me to have. PurgedVoter Sep 2023 #15

I've owned some silver bars in the past as an investment, but never any gold bars. nt Wednesdays Sep 2023 #16

Really effective door stops. AnnaLee Sep 2023 #17

close as i ever came is a couple gold coins. mopinko Sep 2023 #18

I'll falsely assert I do so I can pretend it's normal. Torchlight Sep 2023 #19

Between my 14K gold herringbone chain and Gold Slider.. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2023 #20

Honestly, we all know that one keeps gemstones, not gold. niyad Sep 2023 #21

Well yes, but those gems must be set in gold for max effect. I'm awaiting my tiara. Hekate Sep 2023 #35

But how are you going to sew the tiara into a hem, or your corset stays? niyad Sep 2023 #41

Oh noes! Hekate Sep 2023 #43

Hardly any Clash City Rocker Sep 2023 #22

I have a few gold coins. Jeebo Sep 2023 #23

I papered my walls with them durablend Sep 2023 #25

Where's the Cadfael Sep 2023 #26

Wow, you've been here a long time. milestogo Sep 2023 #27

Indeed Cadfael Sep 2023 #31

Ha!! nt Carlitos Brigante Sep 2023 #39

At least 10 or 12. LastDemocratInSC Sep 2023 #28

other prodigitalson Sep 2023 #29

I don't have any bars but I do have a couple of coins ripcord Sep 2023 #30

I've always wanted a St. Gaudens, but never pulled the trigger on buying one. LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #37

OTHER...they're coins not bars thankyouverymuch sir pball Sep 2023 #32

I have a room in my house where I swim in my gold coins Scrooge McDuck style name not needed Sep 2023 #33

I believe I have a wad of hundred dollar bills nevergiveup Sep 2023 #34

Does my tequila gold stashed away count? sanatanadharma Sep 2023 #36

Can you help me pay me student loans please? ellisonz Sep 2023 #38

To call these "bars" is ridiculous. former9thward Sep 2023 #40

I have enough to last a few months. Towlie Sep 2023 #42

I made a bookcase using stacks of my gold bars to hold the bundles of cash. Vinca Sep 2023 #44

No gold bricks, but I do have Retrograde Sep 2023 #45