The Importance Of Making Money During The Great Depression

“Our whole Depression was brought on by gambling, not in the stock market alone but in expanding and borrowing and going in depth… all in all just to make some easy quick money.” (Rogers) Because of the great depression people had hardly any money, and coming up with money was one of the more difficult tasks; therefore, coming up with new inventions or technology was one of the more positive ways to make money during the Great Depression. Throughout the 1930s, many people desired jobs but few if any were available. People had to reach drastic measures to get food and money, many people just invented stuff ranging from food, to cars, to technology in the cars, to even new machines. This was one of the better ways of making money for themselves.
Many new foods were introduced to America in the 1930s such as spam,
Not to sound like a fuddy, but toys nowadays don’t require much more thought than “press a button repeatedly.” And there’s almost no need for pretending either. Well, that is not the case with thirties toys. Very few electronics, and most toys were made of wood, fabric or cast iron. Some legendary board games did come out in the 1930s, like Monopoly, Scrabble and Sorry! It’s hard to believe those games are that old!
The rich kids had Erector sets, toy trains and air rifles. The girls had all different kinds of dolls and dollhouses to choose from. Because it is the era of the Great Depression, many kids toys were hand-me-downs from their older siblings. Dozens of toy companies went out of business due to the economic crisis. Simple things like dolls, finger paint and die cast model cars were very popular. Also very popular were pedal cars and trucks. Some even had electric headlights (Businessweek)!
Throught the great depression money was hard to come by, so creating new inventions was one great way to make money, other ways were not so positive and may have caused you some jail