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Many people pays their loans in Yens or other currencies just to save money. Argentinians for example are best know for putting all savings in american dollars.



People also put their savings in Apple stock. That doesn't make it currency...


Sorry to correct you: Currency is something that is used as a medium of exchange; money. Anything can be a currency from day to night.




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