Million Bazillion Where did money come from?
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Jul 21, 2020 Explore the origins of money through bartering, pacts, and coin inventions. Hear anecdotes from kids and learn about the evolution from social currencies to clay tablet debts. Discover King Alliates' introduction of coins as currency and follow a young entrepreneur's journey in the business world.
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Benny's Question
- Benny from Irvine, California asks who invented money and when.
- The hosts explore bartering and ancient methods of exchange before money.
Bartering Example
- Brigitte explains bartering by sharing a personal story.
- She traded Halloween candy corn for a pen.
Cafeteria Bartering
- The hosts visit a school cafeteria to observe kids bartering.
- Piper, a fifth grader, successfully barters her way up from raisins to a turkey sandwich.