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[xmas74]

For me, to be as self-sufficient as possible is more secure. I will never be completely self-sufficient but I can build my own group of contacts for a bartering system. That way, as little of my money as possible is spent and can be saved for times of emergency.
Money is not security. Money is not inherently evil, either. But money tends to make people less aware of what they are buying and how they are spending it.
If you had to grow your own garden to provide for your own food, you would keep track of how much the seeds cost, the labor involved and you certainly wouldn't waste what you grew. Evey last bit would be consumed, in some way or another.
To me, security is the knowledge that I could make a go at surviving w/ as few services as possible and as little money as possible and that I could provide my child w/ a decent life (no starvation, home to live in, etc).