Comments on: Spare me a quadrillion – only in a land of zeros http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/ Prieur du Plessis’s international investment blog Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:06:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: What Hyper Inflation Looks Like at Stuff.za.nethttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/comment-page-1/#comment-7807 What Hyper Inflation Looks Like at Stuff.za.net Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:31:24 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/#comment-7807 [...]   You know inflation has gone crazy when there isn’t enough space on a cheque to write out an amount that is equivalent to a few hundred US Dollars. Yes that is a cheque written out in Zim dollar’s. Found it on Investment Postcards From Cape Town [...] [...]   You know inflation has gone crazy when there isn’t enough space on a cheque to write out an amount that is equivalent to a few hundred US Dollars. Yes that is a cheque written out in Zim dollar’s. Found it on Investment Postcards From Cape Town [...]

]]> By: Online Tradinghttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/comment-page-1/#comment-5604 Online Trading Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:59:22 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/#comment-5604 That is incredible, and incredibly sad. With the inflation moving so quickly, by the time the cheque clears it must be worth less! That is incredible, and incredibly sad. With the inflation moving so quickly, by the time the cheque clears it must be worth less!

]]> By: PostOnFire.comhttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/comment-page-1/#comment-5603 PostOnFire.com Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:35:30 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/#comment-5603 <strong>Spare me a quadrillion – only in a land of zeros...</strong>Have you ever seen a check for 1.072 quadrillion? Let me add that it is in Zimbabwean dollars. The sad truth of hyperinflation is that this astronomical number equates to only a tiny amount of US dollars.... Spare me a quadrillion – only in a land of zeros…

Have you ever seen a check for 1.072 quadrillion? Let me add that it is in Zimbabwean dollars. The sad truth of hyperinflation is that this astronomical number equates to only a tiny amount of US dollars….

]]> By: mangy cathttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/comment-page-1/#comment-5601 mangy cat Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:58:17 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/#comment-5601 any idea how much is lost during clearing house processing? banks must make a package on the float any idea how much is lost during clearing house processing?
banks must make a package on the float

]]> By: Richard Wilsonhttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/comment-page-1/#comment-5599 Richard Wilson Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:16:09 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/#comment-5599 Congrats on your great growth lately of your blog - saw a mention in The Big Picture today about this post.Cheers.- Richard Richard Wilson Hedge Fund Group (HFG) Congrats on your great growth lately of your blog – saw a mention in The Big Picture today about this post.

Cheers.

- Richard
Richard Wilson
Hedge Fund Group (HFG)

]]> By: Joshhttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/comment-page-1/#comment-5598 Josh Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:55:35 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/#comment-5598 Great. Now I have the account number and a copy of the signature, I am going to withdraw ... one <b>million</b> dollars. Great. Now I have the account number and a copy of the signature, I am going to withdraw … one million dollars.

]]> By: Timhttp://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/comment-page-1/#comment-5597 Tim Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:41:11 +0000 http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2008/09/03/spare-me-a-quadrillion-%e2%80%93-only-in-a-land-of-zeros/#comment-5597 I think you're off by 3 orders of magnitude; at the time this was written, I think it was worth around 15,000 EUR. Now, 5 weeks later, it would be less than 2,000 EUR. I think you’re off by 3 orders of magnitude; at the time this was written, I think it was worth around 15,000 EUR. Now, 5 weeks later, it would be less than 2,000 EUR.

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