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The first salaries were paid in salt. How would you feel getting paid in salt instead of money?

Wondering why things always seem to cost more and more? It's the definition of inflation.

The word "investment" really does apply to the fabulous designer outfit your friend bought.

The origin traces back to the Court Finance in France.  What has changed since then?

Have money on your mind? Ever wonder where the word dollar comes from?

What if you could get a loan just based on trust and the honor of your word?

A sum of money? Torture devices? Learn the theories behind the first stock market.

Do you know how financial institutions came to be called "banks"?

From Ponzi schemes to email scams, fraud takes many forms these days. But how did it start?

Imagine entering into escrow when buying real estate using only a scrap of paper. 

The word "tax" was much more dreadful in Ancient Egypt than it is now.