{"id":1052,"date":"2025-01-15T14:36:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unboxguides.com\/blog\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2025-01-15T14:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:36:24","slug":"old-school-tech-we-grew-up-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unboxguides.com\/blog\/old-school-tech-we-grew-up-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Old-School Tech We Grew Up With"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"scratch-cards\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scratch Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/unboxguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/321311908_501250688779091_8215203267840930424_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1053\" style=\"width:561px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Long ago, before MoMo (mobile money), people loaded &#8216;credit&#8217; the old way using scratch cards. 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