Category: E10: But Enough About You

Our society is driven by money. The rich achieve great feats while the poor struggle to accomplish the most basic tasks. However, value is not only found in physical money. We place our trust in the government and the banks that our money is being handled properly, to avoid hiding actual, physical money under our mattress. Many people have no idea how the banks handle this money. Either someone has money or she doesn’t; the concept seems very simple. But this assignment opens eyes to the realities of a variety of currencies, such as the Yap Fei, US gold, French francs, Brazilian cruzeros, and debit accounts. The currencies all have one thing in common; no one sees them physically transferred. When we get paid, we are not handed a check, we are presented with a number on a screen that represents how much money is in our checking account. We just have to trust that that screen is correct.

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  it isn’t seen physically. In today’s society  we must have faith in the government and in the banking system that  our money is being handled with in the proper manner, if not then  we would have to hide all of  our money under  our mattress’ or around  our houses.  It’s hard to tell what goes on in banks, or what happens to the money inside of them. I always thought money was simple;  it’s either there or it isn’t—that’s it. However, being introduced to this assignment, the Yap Fei, US gold, French francs, Brazilian cruzeros, and debit accounts now seem similar. No one actually sees their money being transferred.  Money is more elusive now, there’s no more cash in hand or paychecks, money is directly transferred into bank accounts and we just believe it exists.

 

Money seems to have a big role in our society; we can’t do much or get far if we don’t have any. In different ways, money is valuable, even when people don’t see it physically. In today’s society people must have faith in the government and in the banking system that our money is being handled with in the proper manner, if not then we would have to hide all of our money under our mattresses, or around our house. I have no clue what happens in the banks, or how they take care of my money. I always thought money was simple; I either have some or I don’t—that’s it. However, being introduced to this assignment, the Yap Fei, US gold, French francs, Brazilian cruzeros, and debit accounts now seem similar. No one actually sees their money being transferred. When we get paid, we aren’t handed cash, a physical check, but the money is directly transferred to our bank accounts, and we would just have to trust that we got more money.

Money seems to have a big role in our society; one can’t do much or get far if one doesn’t have any. Money is valuable in different ways, even when one doesn’t see it physically. In today’s society we must have faith in the government and in the banking system that our money is being handled with in the proper manner, if not then we would have to hide all of our money under our mattress or around our houses. I have no clue what happens in the banks, or how they take care of our money. I always thought money was simple; someone either has some or  doesn’t—that’s it. However, since introduction to this assignment, the Yap Fei, US gold, French francs, Brazilian cruzeros, and debit accounts now seem similar to me. Nobody actually sees their money being transferred. When people are paid, they are not handed cash, they do not receive a physical check, the money is directly transferred to a bank account, and one has to trust that they get more money.

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 can’t see it physically. In today’s society faith is put in the government and in the banking system that our money is being handled in the proper manner, if not then we would have to hide all of our money under our mattress or around the house. I have no clue what happens in the banks, or how they take care of our money. I always thought money was simple; we either have some or we don’t. However, after I was introduced to this assignment, the Yap Fei, US gold, French francs, Brazilian cruzeros, and debit accounts now seem similar. No one actually sees the money being transferred. When we get paid, we aren’t handed cash, we don’t receive a physical check, the money’s all directly transferred to the bank account, and we are forced to have faith that we received more money.

Money seems to have a big role in America’s society; people can’t do much or get far if they don’t have any. Money is valuable in different ways, even if it is not visible. In today’s society there must be faith in the government and in the banking system that someone’s money is being handled with in the proper manner, if not then they would have to hide all of their money under their mattress or around their house. I have no clue what happens in the banks, or how they take care of someone’s money. I always thought money was simple; people either have some or they don’t—that’s it. However, being introduced to this assignment, the Yap Fei, US gold, French francs, Brazilian cruzeros, and debit accounts now seem similar. No one actually sees their money being transferred. When someone gets paid, they aren’t handed cash, they don’t receive a physical check, the money’s all directly transferred to their bank account, and just have to trust that they obtained more money.

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 not physically visible. In today’s society, having faith in the government and in the banking system that your money is being handled with in the proper manner is essential. If not then we’d have to hide all of our money under a mattress or around the house. I have no clue what happens in the banks, or how they take care of money. I always thought money was simple; either the money is there or it isn’t. However, after being introduced to this assignment, the Yap Fei, US gold, French francs, Brazilian cruzeros, and debit accounts now seem similar. No one actually sees their money being transferred. When getting paid, your boss doesn’t hand out cash or a physical check, the money’s all directly transferred to the respective bank account and we just have to trust that.

Money has such a large role in our society; nothing gets done without it. Money is valuable, even if it is not actually visible. In today’s society we must have faith in the government and in the banking system that our money is being handled in the proper manner, if not, we would have to hide all of our money under our mattresses or around the house. What happens inside the bank is a mystery, let alone how they they handle the money. Money is simple; we either have some or we don’t—that’s it. However, being introduced to this assignment, the Yap Fei, US gold, French francs, Brazilian cruzeros, and debit accounts now seem similar. Money transfer is not observable. On pay day, people aren’t handed cash, the money is all directly transferred to the bank account, and hopefully money actually resides inside the bank account.