We all have basic needs that must be met for health and happiness. Our financial activities really determine to what extent we can experience freedom. Today we are faced with financial actions never seen. Many accounts say that an amount of US Currency printed in the last year equals nearly 40% of all the US Currency printed since its formation. Economists are saying we have no way to measure the inflation that is building. The stock market is showing volatility building and many of those economists are clearly saying buy hard assets to better protect your future.Precious metals: gold, silver and others provide safeguards against inflation and other currency resets. The limited amounts and widespread use make these metals especially attractive. Many laws and customs have created relationships between these metals in our monetary system. The two most common precious metals used in place of currency are gold and silver. The metals have been used for thousands of years to buy or trade for the necessities of life. We are going to look mostly at silver; past, present and how it can help your future. While silver has been called the poor man's gold it really serves us better. The higher value of gold is used for large purchases and silver more appropriately for day-to-day needs. Imagine trying to buy food with gold and not being able to get change back.