What makes good money? Let’s hear a story!

🐚
Alex
At first, people used seashells as money. They picked pretty ones from the beach!
✨
Sam
Then they found gold! Gold is shiny, it doesn’t break, and you can split it into tiny pieces!
📜
Mia
One day a king said, “Use this paper instead of heavy gold! I promise it’s worth the same!”
🖨️
Sam
But the king kept printing more and more paper… That wasn’t part of the deal!
🤔
Alex
So, which was better money? The gold or the king’s paper?

What did we learn?

Good money lasts a long time, can be divided into small pieces, and nobody can just make more of it. Gold fits these rules well, but paper money is risky because someone can always print more!

Quiz Time! 🧠

Is ice cream good money?

Is gold good money?