Money in a Whole New Avatar

By: Ajeet Khurana
Submitted: 2007-07-23 13:14:47
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It is a rare person who does not have some kind of an opinion on money. “Money makes the world go round.” “Money talks.” “It’s all about the money.” Money does much to make life easy for us in our day-to-day lives. Think about our three basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter, and you know that there is a fourth basic necessity which precedes these three. And that, my friend, is money. We may abuse it. We may associate it with political scams. We may call it the curse of modern life. But, whatever we may say, the fact remains that we cannot live without money.

The concept of money has seen much progress. It displaced the barter system in the ancient times. Then currency began to come to the forefront to facilitate the many transactions that had to take place. We have changed a great deal from the days of metal currency in gold, silver, bronze, and copper. Today's coins cannot boast of a pure metal content; they are made of cheap alloys. The currency these days is a paper currency whose actual cost is much lower than its face value. Slowly, this paper currency is being subordinated to the power of plastic. Credit cards have staked their hold on the world economy. They are steadily rising up the popularity charts and are quickly becoming the new face of money.

Life is safer as concerns of storing large stashes of cash in flimsy briefcases are gone. With the virtual world taking over our twenty-first century reality, even money is becoming a virtual entity. People today, no longer feel the compulsion to have tangible forms of money. Just the knowledge that that rectangular piece of plastic is comfortably seated in our wallets is assurance enough. Earlier on, most of us were not to eager to utilize credit cards because of the feeling of being indebted. However, these days, with the rise of things like cash back credit cards and 0% balance transfers, people have gained a new perspective on credit cards.

It is no wonder that credit cards are gradually filling in for the problems of currency the paper currency that had been the standard till very recently. Thanks to the rise in the standards of living, and with the rising demand for instant gratification, people have begun to flock to credit card companies. It is rapidly becoming the rule to roam around with multiple credit cards while most of our cash remains in the banks.

Is paper currency becoming obsolete? Perhaps. After all, transactions over the Internet are gaining in popularity. And it is not yet possible to pay for these transactions by using paper money. Credit cards are getting ready to become the new face of money.

Before you get one, make sure to compare credit cards. I think you should get cash back credit cards and look out for 0% balance transfers.

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