I've heard it said that money has two main purposes:
- As a store of value.
- As a medium of exchange.
And that these two functions of money are somewhat in tension with each other, which adds to the problems people have using money the way they would like.
- As a store of value.
- As a medium of exchange.
And that these two functions of money are somewhat in tension with each other, which adds to the problems people have using money the way they would like.