Category Archives: Stone Money

Coffee Money How do the Yapese and Coffee both deal with money? How has stone money changed into actual money? Coffee has become a staple in the lives of many people around the world. It is often seen that caffeine … Continue reading →

Needs a Title In Milton Friedman’s essay “The Island of Stone Money,” they refer to a small island off the coast called Yap, a very remote corner near the Pacific Ocean, where they speak about and introduce a very awkward … Continue reading →

“Currencies of Worth: Unveiling the Intrinsic Value of Money” Money is the cornerstone of modern economies, a symbol of value that fuels trade, investments, and economic growth. Yet, beneath the surface of daily transactions lies a profound question of: what … Continue reading →

Money, Money, Money Each person regardless of their age, race, sex, or geographical location has a different view on money and the value it holds in their life. While some waste their money away on sports cars or extravagant vacations … Continue reading →

The concept of Money Money is very important in our world and everyone has the same concept for it. They use it to buy things or trade it for others things or to show people how rich they are. Even … Continue reading →

The Illusion of Money p1: In today’s world, we buy things almost effortlessly. What used to be a hand to hand exchange of paper and coins became a swipe of a plastic card, and even that is somewhat outdated. Spending … Continue reading →

Money Needs Faith The idea of money is drastically different under varying viewpoints. For children, trading snacks at lunchtime for better goodies is the same as adult men trading services that more or less even out to an equal exchange. … Continue reading →

Currency, at least in my mind, is a system of balance. Growing up in the twenty-first century, my perception of wealth has always been based on the pieces of paper within one’s pocket. Life without currency seems like chaos to … Continue reading →

Money Is A Social Construct But Many of Us Don’t See It As a society, money is used everyday for survival or even for pleasure. It has become a very familiar practice to us, but in reality, currency is a … Continue reading →

For generations society has valued absurd objects. While growing up many kids gave value to Pokémon cards. Pokémon cards were just a basic cardboard card with a picture and description of a Pokémon character. Some of these cards were considered … Continue reading →