The Collapse of Zimbabwe's Currency

In 2008, Zimbabwe printed a $100 trillion dollar bill. Yes,

trillion. But guess what? It couldn't even buy a loaf of bread. Prices were doubling

every day. People were carrying stacks of bills in backpacks… just to buy lunch.

The government kept printing. Hyperinflation hit 89.7 sextillion percent.

That’s an 89 with 20 zeros. At its worst, one US dollar was worth 300 billion

Zimbabwean dollars. How did it end? Zimbabwe abandoned its own currency. They started using

the US dollar instead. Lesson? Print money long enough, and money stops

meaning anything.