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What Is Money?
   Question: What Is Money?
   Answer: The Economics Glossary defines money as:
     * Money is a good that acts as a medium of exchange in transactions.
       Classically it is said that money acts as a unit of account, a
       third. In fact, other goods are often better than money at being
What Is Money? It Is More Than Pieces of Paper.
   So money isn't just pieces of paper. It's a medium of exchange that
   like to exchange for a new pair of shoes. Without the use of money, I
       point is that the institution of money gives us a more flexible
   Since money is a recognized medium of exchange, I do not have to find
   money so I can get a new pair at Footlocker. This is a far easier
   efficient, with the existance of money.
What Is Money And How Is It Measured?
   As for what constitutes money and what does not, the article How much
   is the per capita money supply in the U.S.? gives the following
       money supply measures -- M1, M2, and M3 -- as well as data on the
       economy... The money supply measures reflect the different degrees
       of liquidity -- or spendability - that different types of money
       forms of money; it consists of currency in the hands of the public;
       deposits of under $100,000, and balances in retail money market
       more) time deposits, balances in institutional money funds,
   So there are several different classifications of money. Note that
   credit cards are not a form of money .
   Note that money is not the same thing as wealth. We cannot make
   ourselves richer by simply printing more money, as shown in the article
   Why Not Just Print More Money?.
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     * What is the Demand For Money?
     * Are Credit Cards A Form Of Money?
     * Why Not Just Print More Money?
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     * How Much Is the Per Capita Money Supply in the U.S.?
     * Are Credit Cards A Form Of Money?
     * What's actually in the money supply, and why an expansion won't
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     * Why Not Just Print More Money?
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