Category Archives: Stone Money

The Story of Yap is one that made me think a lot about the way we as americans also exchange currency. Some people might say that the idea of carrying  big rock around and exchanging it as a form of … Continue reading →

The idea of the fei seems irrational to most people who are told the story of the Island of Stone Money and Yap’s form of currency because it is. But to compare this to currency of more developed countries and say that … Continue reading →

I suppose you can say that my thinking of money has changed, because I really had not thought about it until talking about Yap. At first, I was thinking how ridiculous the trading of large stones was, and how even … Continue reading →