As many people debate about what money really is and what makes it a staple in our everyday lives, Richard Davies in The Fiction that Makes the World Go Round, explains that money is nothing more than a “confidence trick”. It’s the existence of value printed on a piece of paper, the illusion of money is just the belief that the money you own can be used, many people have the idea that money has value, so we as a society are able to use it. Therefore, furthermore proving that all money is, is an idea or belief that something holds value.