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* GoldSilverCopperStandard: A (usually) decimalised fictional currency with denominations directly connected to the metal they're made from.

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* GoldSilverCopperStandard: A (usually) decimalised decimalized fictional currency with denominations directly connected to the metal they're made from.
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* AndNinetyNineCents

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* AndNinetyNineCentsAndNinetyNineCents: For various reasons, prices that end on a single penny before the next full unit are abundant, and thus .99 of your currency of choice is often appended to the end of unusual prices for comedic effect.



* CheapGoldCoins

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* CheapGoldCoinsCheapGoldCoins: While in reality, gold coins were extremely special (and still are as collectibles), being used almost exclusively for larger transactions (silver and copper coins forming the bulk of the cash in circulation), this isn't the case in fiction, where it seems just about anyone can get their hands on a hefty money sack full of the stuff!



* CreditCardPlot

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* CreditCardPlotCreditCardPlot: A character is introduced to the world of credit through the foolhardy action of giving them a credit card to do with as they please, and HilarityEnsues.



* GoldSilverCopperStandard

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* GoldSilverCopperStandardGoldSilverCopperStandard: A (usually) decimalised fictional currency with denominations directly connected to the metal they're made from.



* HearMeTheMoney

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* HearMeTheMoneyHearMeTheMoney: It's possible to discern how much money you've got in your hand, or what it's made from, simply by listening to the noise it makes.



* PennyAmongDiamonds

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* PennyAmongDiamondsPennyAmongDiamonds: A commoner or less well-off character enters the world of the rich, but without acquiring vast sums of money themselves.



* RareMoney

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* RareMoneyRareMoney: A coin or banknote which isn't counterfeit, but so seldom seen it instantly catches the attention of others.



* TastyGold

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* TastyGoldTastyGold: Gold's properties, in particular it being a soft metal, means a character might test its authenticity by biting it.
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* BuyOrGetLost: If you don't plan to ''use'' money you have, don't bother.
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* CityOfGold

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* CityOfGoldCityOfGold: According to legends, this town is fabulously wealthy.
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* LiteralMoneyMetaphor
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* WorthlessCurrency
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* SellWhatYouLove: A character sells a beloved item for money.
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* LivingCurrency
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* CurrencyCuisine: Literally eating or drinking money in some fashion.

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* InGameBankingServices

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* BegoneBribe

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* BegoneBribeBegoneBribe: Someone offers to pay off an annoying person with money to leave them alone.



* ComicallySmallBribe: Someone attempts to bribe a person with an absurdly small amount of money.

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* ComicallySmallBribe: Someone attempts to bribe a another person with an absurdly small amount of money.



* {{Microtransactions}}



* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: A (rich) person uses their wealth to avoid facing repercussions for their misdeeds.
** ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: A character shows their moral or professional integrity by refusing to accept a bribe.
*** BribeBackfire: Someone gets into even more trouble for offering bribes in an attempt to get out of trouble in the first place.

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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: A (rich) person uses their wealth resorts to bribery in order to [[KarmaHoudini avoid facing repercussions for their misdeeds.
misdeeds]].
** ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: A character shows Someone demonstrates their moral or professional moral/professional integrity by refusing to accept a bribe.
any bribe from unscrupulous folks.
*** BribeBackfire: Someone gets into even more trouble for after offering bribes in an attempt to get out of trouble in the first place.

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* BribeBackfire



** MoneyFetish: Someone has a ridiculous obsession with money, to the point of desiring money more for its own sake rather than what can be bought with it.



* MoneyFetish: A person has a ridiculous obsession with money.



* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: A character shows their integrity by refusing to accept a bribe.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: A rich person uses their wealth to avoid facing repercussions for their misdeeds.

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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: A character shows their integrity by refusing to accept a bribe.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: A rich (rich) person uses their wealth to avoid facing repercussions for their misdeeds.misdeeds.
** ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: A character shows their moral or professional integrity by refusing to accept a bribe.
*** BribeBackfire: Someone gets into even more trouble for offering bribes in an attempt to get out of trouble in the first place.

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* AllJewsAreCheapskates: The stereotype that Jewish people are greedy to the point that they don't like spending too much money.



* {{Greed}}
* GreedyJew: The stereotype that Jews love money.

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* {{Greed}}
{{Greed}}: An obsessive desire to gain more money.
* GreedyJew: The antisemitic stereotype that Jews love money to ruthless extremes.
** AllJewsAreCheapskates: The stereotype that Jewish people are both greedy and stingy to the point that they don't like spending too much
money.
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+ ClassRelationsIndex: Tropes about the social relationship between different groups with varying income levels (the poor, the wealthy, and those in the middle).
++ PovertyTropes: Tropes about people and places struggling with a severe lack of wealth.
++ RichPeople: Tropes about people who possess a far greater amount of wealth than the average person.



+ PovertyTropes: Tropes about people and places struggling with a severe lack of wealth.
+ RichPeople: Tropes about people who enjoy a great amount of wealth.
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+ IndebtedIndex: Tropes about debt, monetary or not.

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!!!'''Real money in video games'''
* AllegedlyFreeGame: A game is free to download, but makes it so that you have to spend money in order to unlock stuff faster and easier.
* DownloadableContent
* {{Freemium}}: There's a free version with some features, and a premium version with all the bells and whistles (but it costs money).
* FreemiumTimer
* {{Microtransactions}}
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!!!'''Real money in video games'''
* AllegedlyFreeGame: A game is free to download, but makes it so that you have to spend money in order to unlock stuff faster and easier.
* DownloadableContent
* {{Freemium}}: There's a free version with some features, and a premium version with all the bells and whistles (but it costs money).
* FreemiumTimer
* {{Microtransactions}}

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* {{Freemium}}
* FreemiumTimer


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* FreemiumTimer
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* FreemiumTimer
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* BusinessIsBusiness
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* MoneyDumb: Someone is incapable of managing their own money.

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[[folder:Economics in general]]

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[[folder:Economics [[folder:Money in general]]



* AllegedlyFreeGame: A game is free to download, but makes it so that you have to spend money in order to unlock stuff faster and easier.
* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: [[HollywoodEconomics Unrealistic depictions of economic systems in fiction]].
* CrackIsCheaper: It can be expensive as hell to buy everything having to do with your interest that you desire.
* {{Freemium}}: There's a free version with some features, and a premium version with all the bells and whistles (but it costs money).
* JustPenniesADay
* {{Microtransactions}}
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[[folder:Money as depicted in media]]



* AllegedlyFreeGame



* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: Character has unlimited money.

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* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: Character A character who has unlimited money.money.
* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: [[HollywoodEconomics Unrealistic depictions of economic systems in fiction]].



* CorporateWarfare

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* CorporateWarfareCorporateWarfare: When regular nonviolent competition between rival big businesses isn't enough, they decide to take up arms and go to literal war with each other.



* CrackIsCheaper: It can be expensive as hell to buy everything having to do with your interest that you desire.



* {{Fiction 500}}: A character manages to be wealthier than is possible in real life.

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* {{Fiction 500}}: Fiction500: A character manages to be wealthier than is possible in real life.



* JewishAmericanPrincess

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* JewishAmericanPrincessJustPenniesADay



* MoneySpider: Video game enemies that drop in-game currency after being defeated.



!!!'''Real money in video games'''
* AllegedlyFreeGame: A game is free to download, but makes it so that you have to spend money in order to unlock stuff faster and easier.
* DownloadableContent
* {{Freemium}}: There's a free version with some features, and a premium version with all the bells and whistles (but it costs money).
* {{Microtransactions}}
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!!!'''Fictional money in video games'''



* MoneySpider

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* MoneySpiderMoneySpider: Enemies that drop currency after being defeated.
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* BusinessIsBusiness
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* CreditChip
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* StockMoneyBag: Money is frquently stored in bags with dollar signs on them.

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* StockMoneyBag: Money is frquently frequently stored in bags with dollar signs on them.
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* AuctionOfEvil: A villain holds an auction where other villains bid for items they would want, such as a doomsday weapon or secret information about the heroes.

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* ThirtyDayFreeTrial: You get to try it out (or try out the premium version) for a fixed amount of time free, but after that, you have to pay.



* {{Freemium}}

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* {{Freemium}}{{Freemium}}: There's a free version with some features, and a premium version with all the bells and whistles (but it costs money).

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