Have you ever noticed that sometimes people pay with coins… and other times they just tap a card or a phone? It can feel a bit mysterious when no money changes hands. Let’s slow it down and look at it together.

I shook the few coins I had. “This… isn’t even half of what the cookie pack costs,” I whispered. Archie nudged me playfully. “Do you really want a cookie that badly?” I forced a smile. Inside, I felt disappointed. Everyone else was paying and helping the food bank. I wanted to too.