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MAKING IT TO THE END OF THE MONTH
man-made invention. The idea of money was conceived many years ago, and throughout the ages, it has been an acceptable and identifiable method of payment for goods and services, as well as a means to repay debt. Therefore, money is a medium of exchange (a common ground or legal tender) between two or more parties. That’s its sole function.
Money itself is a form made of metal or paper (so, technically, the latter does come from trees!), but has also taken other forms in history,
1200BC
Shells from the Indian Ocean used to purchase goods
600BC
First official metal coin currency used in modern-day Turkey
1290AD
China started using paper money
9000BC
Early man bartered goods held in surplus for items they required
1100BC
In China, small replicas of tools were used as a means of exchange
1250AD
A gold coin called a Florin was widely accepted in international trade
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