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is money an emotional device?

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staying in england during brexit, having loved ones' birthdays (happy b day, granny, mom, julian!), observing rio 2016 preparations and travelling through several different economic regions sthis summer, i become, once again, curious of money as an emotional thing. recently i have heard from a young one (early 20s) that he thinks he figures that he wont have much and he never really will; this was quite a surprise. in cambodia, they were using us dollars as base currency, because their own currency, riels, is too weak to actually have much purchasing power. i changed my 20 american dollars to riels and learned it the hard way. this is the summer where things are not costing me exactly double (when spending in pounds), which allowed me to head out to barcelona to see a dear friend. there, we paid fairly (and handsomely) for one of the most beautiful projects in the world, sagrada. in london, my wallet leaks.  london trasit capping at about 10 pounds, and zone 1 travel comma