Money seems to have a big role in our society; we can’t do much or get far if we don’t have any. Money is valuable in different ways, even when we don’t see it physically. In today’s society we must have faith in the government, in the banking system, that our money is being handled with in the proper manner, if not then we would be hiding all of our money under our mattress, or around our house. I never really have a clue what happens in the banks, and how they take care of your money. I always just thought money was quite simple; we either have some or we don’t, that’s it. However, by being introduced to this assignment and having it compare the Yap Fei with the US and France gold trade in 1933, and the Brazilian cruzeros all seemed somewhat similar. No one actually sees their money being transferred. When we get paid, we don’t get a check or get paid even in cash, it’s all directly transferred to our bank account, and we just have to trust that we got more money.