Quote from drsteph:
Hyperinflation is a great excuse to go on a long vacation, enjoy your farm, and catch up on all that reading you have been missing the last few years as you were working your tush off.
Deflation is the same, except you can expect not to be able to go on vacation, the books are going to need to be sold to feed yourself (so hope you have a library handy) and the farm will be taken away from you due to tax arrears that you can't pay since you have no income.
Unfortunately, it does seem that the two go hand in hand, with one following the other. The trick is getting the timing right.