The rain was coming down in sheets. The street was a muddy mess. Playing outside wasn’t going to happen today. Staring out the window, still, I was coming to terms with a good summer day wasted. Drip, drip! The rhythmic splashes on the window sill cut my daydreaming short and brought a tune into my head:
I was introduced to money only half a century ago, yet in this relatively short period of time, I witnessed three redenominations of the Bulgarian lev in my home country. Nineteen European countries underwent currency substitution during the formation of the European Union. I lived in four countries after leaving home and I dealt with four different currencies. Moreover, I witnessed different attitudes toward money around the world. Want to read about how I got to know and value money?
Follow my "Money & Me" adventures (and misadventures!) in the next several weeks.