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What IS Money? (And Why Most People Get It Wrong)
Before you can earn more money, you need to understand what money actually is. And no, we're not talking about dictionary definitions.
Money is simply a measure of value—nothing more, nothing less. It's the standardized measuring stick humanity invented so we could trade efficiently. Before money, early humans faced chaos: How many eggs is a goat worth? How does a philosopher survive when you can't eat ideas?
The ancient Mesopotamians solved this around 5,000 years ago by creating the shekel—a standard weight of barley or silver. The first actual coins came from the Kingdom of Lydia around…
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