News, Welcome to the World's Largest Gold Vault. (money, salary, stocks)

[JD59]

NEW YORK -- Gold. It's one of the oldest and most prized possessions we have. Egyptian pharaohs were buried with it, the Romans traded it and gold is even mentioned as a gift in the Bible.

As stocks plummet and many realize they don't understand how their money is invested, some on Wall Street are turning to gold as a haven.

ABC News: Welcome to the World's Largest Gold Vault

[NJ Chutzpah]

Actually the Romans considered salt to be more valuable than gold

That is where the phrase "worth his salt" comes from

Soldiers were paid in salt, and people kept their food edible with salt, it was valuable

Just a little tidbit

but I have a questions

how did gold become so valuable?

I mean what did it do for ancient people?

nowadays we could use it for electrical wiring because it is the best conductor, instead we use it for jewelry

[ImRandy]

It's also where the word salary comes from.