For some historical background, Wikipedia has a good article on the hyper-inflation of 1921-1923:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper...mar_RepublicBy the end, the inflation rate was so high, workers were literally paid twice per day so they could go out and spend it quickly before it lost its value. Currency was so worthless that it was worth more to banks as a source of scrap paper than as money. There are many other anecdotes, such as someone stealing a basketful of money only to dump the money out because they just wanted the basket, or using the currency as wallpaper. An interesting era to read about, to be sure, but one I'm glad I never had to experience firsthand. And this instance of hyper-inflation isn't even the world's worst example, although it's probably the most famous.