NW-Bound
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A million dollars should be a large sum of money, and it is. If we count that amount a dollar at a time, it does take a long time. Sadly, we do not spend money like we used to do in our childhood.
Now, want a big screen TV? That's $1000 gone, thank you. A new car? Kaching, $30,000 gone in one fell swoop. Suddenly, a million is not that big anymore. To make it bigger, one has to spend it more slowly.
In terms of numbers, here's something that still boggles my mind: a bill for one hundred trillion Zimbabwe dollars. It was worth a few US pennies, maybe.
Now, want a big screen TV? That's $1000 gone, thank you. A new car? Kaching, $30,000 gone in one fell swoop. Suddenly, a million is not that big anymore. To make it bigger, one has to spend it more slowly.
In terms of numbers, here's something that still boggles my mind: a bill for one hundred trillion Zimbabwe dollars. It was worth a few US pennies, maybe.
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