Money in Zimbabwe Is Worth Less Than Toilet Paper

In 1997, my in-laws bought a beautiful house in Zimbabwe for $1.6 million Zimbabwean dollars. Shortly after, the government began printing billions upon bil...

Money in Zimbabwe Is Worth Less Than Toilet Paper
Samuel Leeds
29.4M views • Oct 23, 2025
Money in Zimbabwe Is Worth Less Than Toilet Paper

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In 1997, my in-laws bought a beautiful house in Zimbabwe for $1.6 million Zimbabwean dollars.

Shortly after, the government began printing billions upon billions of dollars every single day.

This triggered hyperinflation.

Money started losing its value at a shocking rate because so much more was being printed.

Just three years later, that same $1.6 million could only buy you a loaf of bread.

People would literally take wheelbarrows full of cash into the streets, yet still not have enough to buy basic items like toilet roll.

Those who were smart and had used debt to buy assets managed to pay off their mortgages in an instant, while those who had saved cash their entire lives were left with nothing.

When I visited Zimbabwe recently, I even offered a street vendor $100 billion Zimbabwean dollars for toilet roll. He didn’t take it 🤣

Hyperinflation might seem like a distant problem, but the truth is, it’s closer than you think.

Every year, governments in the West print trillions more to fund their own agendas - wars, political favors, and policies that serve the few.

Each year, your cash becomes worth less and less.

And it’s only getting worse.

That’s why smart people - the rich and the wealthy - are using their money to acquire assets.

Assets that generate cash flow and hold their value, even in times of inflation.

I’m running a free training to help you learn how to acquire my favorite asset: property.

Discover the strategies to build wealth through property and protect your money before it’s too late.

Click the link in bio, and I’ll send you the training!

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