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Money Fact

By: MONEY FM 89.3
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  • Hongbin Jeong tells you a fun money fact that you probably haven't heard of. Discover interesting facts about your money with topics ranging from currencies, banknotes and coins, the history of money and much more. 
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Episodes
  • Money Fact: No Monday Blues for Stocks

    Money Fact: No Monday Blues for Stocks
    Dec 3 2023

    For most of us, we hate Mondays. But for Wall Street this year, it may have been their favourite day of the week.

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    2 mins
  • Money Fact: Postage Stamps to the Rescue

    Money Fact: Postage Stamps to the Rescue
    Nov 26 2023

    Did you know that postage stamps were once used as money over in the US? 

    Well, during the Civil War, there was a shortage of coins.

    Paper tickets and bills were often substituted as small change, but the scarcity was so severe, it led the Congress to authorise the issuance of stamps as a temporary “Fractional Currency.”

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    2 mins
  • Money Fact: Sea Shells for Money

    Money Fact: Sea Shells for Money
    Nov 13 2023

    Did you know sea shells were once commonly used as money in many parts of the world?

    Seashells were used as money across the world well into the 20th century, from West Africa to California. 

     

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    2 mins
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