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34 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 15 Apr \ on: Some money-related excerpts from a Civil War diary - inflation, and alternatives BooksAndArticles
Seems like people made do with what they had. We may have to tighten our belts in the future depending on how the tariffs and new laws work out.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 OP 15 Apr
They definitely tightened their belts. I find it really interesting how, when money became worthless, people experimented with other forms of money - gunpowder, sewing supplies. People used whatever they had that didn't go bad, and was somewhat easy to exchange.
Proto money.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 15 Apr
Its all about the bartering.
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