That should piss her off a lot at the thought that she is a gold digger/stupid/just needs to see ponies and rainbows, and make her  get angry and want to prove you and everyone else wrong!!      

I plan to buy real estate though you could buy gold and other investments per the custodians guidelines. 

Real Estate is a hard asset - like gold - and usually does well in times of recession and when paper assets crash.

I know what I have said in the past about Gold but watching it in the short term it just doesn’t want to stay down.The last sell off was just a pullback.

Read blogs, post questions, and the podcasts are gold!

Not all things super shiny are Gold - it's not anything new - just a new fancy approach. 

I find there's always a gold nuggets of information in each one and I go back to listen to a number of them multiple times.If you appreciate a post that a fellow member put up responding to you be sure to say "Thank You!"

You might want to check with a tax attorney if you think you've found a pot of gold. 

2> After your 2nd round were you able to get any cards that allowed you access cash without going through the gold/venmo/cash/plastiq route?

A good attorney can be worth their weight in gold.... but hey, that is easy for me to say because I am one!