Why Do We Need Money to Trade?

Imagine you want to trade your toy car for a cookie. But the person who has the cookie wants your candy instead, and they have no idea what your toy car is worth. That’s why we use money, it makes trading easier because everyone agrees on how much things are worth.

Money is like a special kind of ticket you can use to buy stuff from anyone. It doesn’t matter if the person selling has the same thing as you, because money lets them know exactly what your toy car is worth.