"Thus, clearly, money and goods are not the same thing but are, on the contrary, exactly opposite things. Most confusion in economic thinking arises from failure to recognize this fact. Goods are wealth which you have, while money is a claim on wealth which you do not have. Thus goods are an asset; money is a debt. If goods are wealth; money is non-wealth, or negative wealth, or even anti-wealth."Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time', by Carroll Quigley; Page 44
I assume the money in this quote is “Fiat” money..
I'd are dare there's a nifty thought of now owning a couple dozen light blue tinted flawless 3 ct. diamonds versus their equivalent dollars 2 years ago.