I try to focus on things which I can control.

Why would I buy something if I perhaps can grow it myself? If I can't control how much I earn, I'll make sure that I control how much I spend, to avoid going into debt.

I wasn't aware that even companies in the US were allowed to issue their own currency pre 1930 because it obviously violates Article 1 section 10 of the US Constitution. I guess that after 1913 it all went downhill.