Following the money, over 3,000 miles
In his new book, ‘Follow the Money’, author Steve Boggan followed a $10 bill around the U.S. for 30 days.
“What, I wondered, would I find out if I were to set off from the geographical centre of the continental US and follow a $10 bill for 30 days and 30 nights? Was it possible?,” he says in a story about the project in The Guardian.
He watched as the money was exchanged in transaction after transaction, and learned a whole lot about the U.S. economy in the process.
“What I had to do, before each person spent the money, they’d tell me what they were going to do, and I’d go up to the next recipient and say, “Look, this guy or this woman is about to spend this $10 bill, I’ve been following that bill and I’d like to carry on following, will you cooperate,” Boggan says.
There’s a lot happening in the world. Through it all, Marketplace is here for you.
You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible.
Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.
