Journal
Gold as money, in examples
Short essays and reader stories. The point is the unit — ounces — not a pitch. Nothing here is advice.
Journal articles are written in English.
12 Jan 2026 · GoldTruth
Why gold is money
Money has a job: to hold value across time. Gold did that job for thousands of years because of what it is, not because a government said so.
3 Feb 2026 · GoldTruth
The 1971 break
On 15 August 1971 the dollar stopped being a claim on gold. Everything priced in paper after that date is a different kind of number.
18 Mar 2026 · GoldTruth
A house in ounces
A typical new US house in 1975 cost about $35,000. That was a little over 200 ounces of gold. The dollar price today is another planet. The ounce price is not.
9 Apr 2026 · GoldTruth
The ten percent test
The ledger’s sharpest line is not “you should have bought gold.” It is: what would a tenth of that purchase weigh in metal, and what is that weight now?
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