Why is money an effective system?It is a small, portable system that holds value so people can buy goods.
It requires a lot of work because you need to exchange a lot of goods in order to get what you want.
It allows people to trade their services for goods at work.
It decreases the availability of goods.
Why is it important to invest money?Money always keeps the same value because of inflation.
It can only make money in a savings account.
Money does not appreciate over time.
Money depreciates over time so you want to invest it. It will not have the same value later.