Long ago, people traded things they had for things they wanted. Like trading a chicken for some corn. But it was hard to agree on fair trades every time. Then someone had an idea: what if we all agreed that one special item, like shiny shells or pieces of metal, could be used as a common way to trade? That's how money started!
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- A farmer trades apples with a baker for bread, just like they used to do in ancient times.
- People started using shells as money because everyone knew their value and could use them to trade for anything.
- Now we can just pull out our phones and pay for things instead of trading goods.
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