[the original reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/jyouap/14600000_bolivars_the_amount_of_money_you_need_to/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
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>can you solve it by just making a new currency with less zeros?
Yes. The logistical problem of needing a wheelbarrow to carry your lunch money can be solved like that, perfectly fine. They did that in Venezualy at least once, by introducing a new currency with a fixed exchange rate against the old one.
The problem with hyperinflation isnt so much that you need ridiculous sums of money – those sums are essentially imaginary, no one gives a fuck whether the piece of paper you pay your chicken with has 1, 5 or 10 zeros printed on it.
The problem is that hyperinflation carries on. One of the primary functions of money is to “store” value. I earn X money today, then i can spend that whenever i want. Normally, if i can buy a chicken with that today, i can do so next week. Not so in hyperinflation. Currently, the bolivar looses 90% of its value in three months. Meaning if i save enough bolivares to buy ten chickens, i can only buy a single one three months later. This makes saving essentially impossible.
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