Some folks are strictly into cash.Money is a wonderful thing. It makes the world go round. It is, according to Geldish, “the lifeblood of civilization.” And it’s not always what you think it is. The best way to think of money is that it’s what you use in place of barter. The Romans, back in their hay day, used salt as both money and a weapon. You would get paid in salt, thus the phrase being worth your salt, and they would use it to destroy ground after a battle to prevent conquered peoples from being able to grow food, thus salting the earth. Gold and silver have been the most common commodities used for money, but wood, livestock, and many other things have made their way to the fore for different societies throughout time. Currently, we have a fiat system in place for money. Simply put, it means that money is worth what a government says it is based on trade with other governments. You see it all the time on the news; the dollar versus the yen versus the pound, and so on. [Read more…] about Giving Credit Where Credit is Bad
