| − | Transaction costs are the time, money, and effort lost in obtaining what one wants. For example, in order to drive to the store and buy groceries, you must first spend effort and time to earn money, then you spend that money on gas to drive to the store and when you arrive on groceries, time is also spent driving to and from the store and shopping. | + | Transaction costs are the time, money, and effort lost in obtaining what one wants. For example, in order to drive to the store and buy groceries, you must first spend effort and time to earn money, then you spend that money on gas to drive to the store and when you arrive on groceries, time is also spent driving to and from the store and shopping. Many of the [[miracle]]s by [[Jesus]], such as the [[Multiplication of the loaves]], overcame transaction costs. |