Following the great depression, the generation that had lived through those trying times was extremely frugal, known to keep gold and cash in matresses and othe

Following the great depression, the generation that had lived through those trying times was extremely frugal, known to keep gold and cash in matresses and other furniture. I expect that this virus will deeply affect the frugality of those living through this in a similar matter. Millions upon millions of people are out of work for an unknown amount of time. At least in the US, a massive proportion of the population couldn't even pay an unexpected $1000 expense before this.