Money seems to have a big role in our society; one cannot do much or get far if there is a lack of money. Money is valuable in different ways, even behind closed doors. In today’s society, there must be faith in the government and in the banking system that money is being handled in the proper manner; if not, then the public would have to hide all money under our mattresses or around the house. I have no clue what happens in the banks, or how they take care of our money. I always thought that money was simple; either people have money or they do not—that’s it. However, being introduced to this assignment, the Yap Fei, US gold, French francs, Brazilian cruzeros, and debit accounts now seem similar. Nobody actually sees money being transferred. When we get paid, we are not handed cash, we do not receive a physical check, the money is directly transferred to our bank account, and we just have to trust that we obtained more money.