Today, money comes in many different forms. When you go to purchase something at a store, you pay money in the form of cash, a check, a credit card, or a debit card. Some people even have payment apps ontheir smart phones.

Now imagine paying for a pizza with seeds ... yes, seeds. What if everything was paid for by using seeds? How would this change the world we live in?

In Holland during the 1600s, tulip bulbs were very valuable. So valuable, in fact, that they were sometimes used as money. Try to imagine a tulip bulb, the seed of a tulip, being worth 4,000 gold pieces. During this time in history, tulip bulbs in Holland were more valuable than some homes. From our modern perspective, this sounds ridiculous. However, it is true.

Identify at least three potential problems with using tulips as a form of currency.