8 Fun Money Facts to Amaze Your Kids

Sometimes the fastest way to teach money is to make it weird and wonderful.

8 Facts to Share

1. Coins last about 30 years; paper bills only 4–8 years
2. The first paper money appeared in China over 1,000 years ago
3. The word "salary" comes from "salt" — Roman soldiers were partly paid in it
4. Pennies cost more to make than they're worth
5. The largest bill ever printed in the US was $100,000
6. Some countries have plastic money that's waterproof
7. Around 90% of money today exists only as numbers on a screen
8. The first ATM opened in 1967 in London