Back in the day our parents or grandparents – maybe great-grandparents – lived through a financial crisis called the Great Depression. Unemployment ran as high as 32% – making our current levels a veritable picnic by comparison, except for those unemployed – and the national net income fell by over 50%.
So, those who lived through the Great Depression took steps to stretch the dollar or two that they had. Here are a few of their tips that you can begin putting into use today: tips from the Great Depression.
