my great grandfather lived through the great depression. he was an immigrant farmer. before the depression he had 6 quarters of ground. he lost all except one with the homestead in the depression and gained 3 back after the depression but before he retired. he was also an alcoholic with a gambling problem. today each quarter section is worth right around one million dollars. so an alcoholic immigrant quickly amassed 6 million dollars, lost all but one million before retiring with 4 million.  they had very modest houses and belongings but doing the same today would be nearly impossible.
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