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MFGA mascot$MFGAEst. When You RememberVol. I · No. 01

MakeFiatGreatAgain.

Remember when money had a smell? A weight? When a wallet in your back pocket meant something? We do too.

$MFGA is a campaign to drag money back into the physical world. Off the screen. Out of the app. Into the hand.

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Two hands exchanging a stack of cash on a warm wooden counter
Certified · CashSerial № MFGA-00001
MFGA mascot
Ticker
$MFGA

Fig. 01 — An honest exchange. No PIN. No loading bar.

The Daily Bill · Edition One

The Manifesto

Printed on cream paper · Filed under: Memory
A vintage diner scene where a man pays with cash at the counter
Exhibit A · The Counter, 1974
“They told us money would be faster. They did not tell us it would be invisible.”

— overheard at a gas station, est. Tuesday

  1. I

    Money is a thing.

    Not a number in an app. A thing. You can fold it, pocket it, lose it under a couch cushion and find it in March.

    Article IRatified by the pocket
  2. II

    A wallet is a promise.

    Leather worn soft. A receipt from 2011. A photograph you forgot you kept. A wallet carries a life, not a login.

    Article IIRatified by the pocket
  3. III

    Transactions should have witnesses.

    The cashier. The tip jar. The kid behind you in line. Not a blinking cursor on a screen at 3 a.m.

    Article IIIRatified by the pocket
  4. IV

    Change rattles.

    Coins in a pocket are a song. Silence is what banks sound like.

    Article IVRatified by the pocket
Chapter Two · A brief history of losing the plot

The Invasion of
internet money.

A short, slightly annoyed timeline of how we let our money get dragged into a glass rectangle.

A cracked smartphone lying on a pile of dollar bills, a satirical still life
Evidence

Fig. 02 — The instrument of the crime.

  1. 1994Case № 01

    The first online bank

    Money leaves the building. Nobody notices.

  2. 2007Case № 02

    The slab in your pocket

    A phone replaces the wallet. The pocket feels lighter. Then heavier.

  3. 2009Case № 03

    The white paper

    Someone invents money you cannot hold, on a computer you cannot see.

  4. 2015Case № 04

    The tap

    You pay without looking. The cashier does not look either.

  5. 2021Case № 05

    The jpeg

    People begin paying real cash for things that are not things.

  6. TodayCase № 06

    The push notification economy

    Your bank has feelings. Your money has opinions. Your wallet is empty.

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The Field Kit · Carry One

The Wallet
Collection.

Six instruments for re-introducing yourself to cash. Choose your weapon. Fold accordingly.

Issue No. 01№ 01
The Bifold — Classic. Worn. Loyal.Certified Carry

The Bifold

Classic. Worn. Loyal.

Capacity
Holds 12 bills, 4 cards, 1 folded receipt from 2011

Breaks in within a year. Outlives most relationships.

$MFGA · Carry Approved★ ★ ★
Issue No. 02№ 02
The Money Clip — For men who do math in their head.Certified Carry

The Money Clip

For men who do math in their head.

Capacity
Steel. Ten bills. Zero cards. Zero excuses.

Looks best in the hand of somebody refusing to split the check.

$MFGA · Carry Approved★ ★ ★
Issue No. 03№ 03
The Velcro — Loud on purpose.Certified Carry

The Velcro

Loud on purpose.

Capacity
Holds everything. Asks no questions.

Every opening is a public announcement. That is the point.

$MFGA · Carry Approved★ ★ ★
Issue No. 04№ 04
The Chain — Attached at all times.Certified Carry

The Chain

Attached at all times.

Capacity
As much as you can stuff in it. Usually more.

Cannot be misplaced. Can be heard from across a parking lot.

$MFGA · Carry Approved★ ★ ★
Issue No. 05№ 05
The Coin Purse — For the music in your pocket.Certified Carry

The Coin Purse

For the music in your pocket.

Capacity
Quarters, dimes, a single lucky penny.

Snaps shut with a satisfying click. Inherited, never bought.

$MFGA · Carry Approved★ ★ ★
Issue No. 06№ 06
The Envelope — An entire household, organized.Certified Carry

The Envelope

An entire household, organized.

Capacity
Rent · Groceries · Gas · Fun · Oops

Taught more people how to budget than any app ever will.

$MFGA · Carry Approved★ ★ ★

Collection subject to expand · Submissions welcome at the front desk.

Chapter Four · How to enlist

Join the Campaign.

There is no form. There is no login. There is no invite code. The only membership requirement is that you actually do it.

  1. 01

    Withdraw something.

    Twenty, forty, a hundred. An amount you have to count by hand.

  2. 02

    Put it in a wallet.

    Any wallet. The one from the collection. The one from a drawer. Not an app.

  3. 03

    Spend it somewhere with a face.

    A bakery. A barber. A vinyl store. Look the person in the eye as you hand it over.

  4. 04

    Fold the receipt.

    Keep it. That is the blockchain now.