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Critical Reading “Brannan Vines has never been to war. But she’s got a warrior’s skills” Brannan is the wife of a veteran who has PTSD. “But she’s got a warrior’s skills” means she demonstrates some of the same actions and … Continue reading →

The Power of Faith in Intangible Money As a child, seeing my mother purchase food for the family and work late hours made me understand that money was crucial to everyday living. However, one day I saw the need for money … Continue reading →

A Trusting Agreement: Money We all know that our money, at least in the United States, is worth…well what it’s worth. We rely on the Federal Reserve to do its job by deciding the value of each unit of money and we … Continue reading →

Money and Perception I believe that perception is everything. If you perceive something to be true, whether it is actually true or not, it becomes your reality. Do you believe money has value, whether or not you can hold it … Continue reading →

Money ever weighing down your pants? Try being on the island of Yap where their money is limestone. I could only imagine having to carry around round disks of limestone in order to buy things. These disks can range from … Continue reading →

Money is Fiction Sure you can see, hold, and feel a dollar bill in your hand. Simply theres no way money can truly be fiction. But if you look at it from a different angle you may know exactly what … Continue reading →

An interesting take on the beginning of our seemingly irresponsible valuation of money is brought up in the NPR Broadcast titled “The Invention of Money”, they discuss the history of the Yap people of the Caroline Islands and their “stone … Continue reading →

Communal Power in Money Money is based in the mind. The physical dollars and coins we carry around with us day to day only have value because we as a community agreed and made it so. Whether a strip of … Continue reading →

Evolution of Money Money has always been thought of as a physical concept. As the world began to evolve, the material of money changed. As everyone knows, a one hundred dollar bill is worth more than a one-dollar bill. In … Continue reading →

Natives of the Island of Yap use stone coins as currency, that is mined from limestone caves 400 miles away. The name of this rare form of money is called Fei. The bigger the Fei, the wealthier the person. There … Continue reading →