Before the invention of money, people exchanged the goods produced. For example, a corn producer traded with a sugar beet producer. This means that each commodity has an intrinsic value. The problem is that this value is difficult to predict. Representative money has emerged as a way of facilitating trade. Money has peculiar characteristics that differ from commodities. Money is easily carried, highly divisible and accepted by everyone. Since the creation of money, it has become easier to market goods and services.