Those who have lived longer on this earth tend to grasp this reality more clearly. Like trying to walk up a downward-moving escalator, the momentum of a falling dollar is always against you. This becomes clearer when engaging in economic planning. Whether it's starting a business, making an investment, saving for retirement, putting something away for a rainy day, or simply making ends meet on a week to week basis, all of us have to work against a falling dollar (or fill in the blank with your fiat currency of choice.)

If that's true, why do we keep using it?

Granted, you are forced to pay your taxes with dollars. And yes, technically it is illegal to use anything else for "canceling debts." But neither of those artificial props actually forces you to think in dollar terms. They certainly have an impact in conditioning you to think in dollars, but as of yet, your mind is still not totally enslaved by the State. You are free to think in terms of a better money. Of course, we think gold is the best money. In fact, here is why you should leave dollar-thinking behind and start thinking in gold terms.