Coins, Bills, and Counting Money

Your mission

Mission Brief #78

🎯 Your mission

Follow the money. Then follow the choices.

⚡ The twist

Money is just a story everyone agrees to believe.

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Money makes it easier to buy things. Long ago, people traded items directly — like trading a chicken for bread. This was called bartering.

Key facts

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Then & Now

💱 This is happening in your local store every single day.

Question 1 of 2

What is saving?

How sure?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 2

What is bartering?

How sure?😐 maybe

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🌍 Why this still matters: The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?

🏆 Try this week: Find two products that look similar but cost very different. Why?

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “If you had $20 to start a business, what would you sell?”

Send it to a parent looking for a 5-minute “why does that matter?” conversation starter.

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