TOS s2e7 "Catspaw"
Edit: Memory Alpha's segment on this turn of phrase.
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Credits, eh? Sounds like someone is hedging their bets in case this "no money, socialist utopia thing turned out to be a fad."
It's an outdated saying but still holds meaning. Like these days saying "send the horse to the glue factory". Way back when it was more common since glues were made from horse parts
There are a handful of glues still made with animal collagen. Often ones used in antique restoration and repair.
Hide glue is amazing stuff! Smells a bit, but works super well for furniture builds when you want extra time to get everything clamped up and square and settled.
"Is this chair vegan?"
"Well, it was made from vegans."
“Close enough!”
I'd bet that the Enterprise crew probably took shore leave on more than a few pre-post-scarcity planets.
Scotty: “Aye, Captain. But what’s a K and why is it wee, sir?”
The whole no money utopia thing happened later. They were still using credits at the time.
Earth society amongst itself was rid of a need for currency. However, other cultures/species within the galaxy (most notably the Ferengi), still operated under a system of exchange. Anything the Federation couldn't barter for, required some form of compensation. Credits, however they were denoted, were used to maintain the galactic economic flow. Even on DS9, Federation members were allotted a kind of stipend to be spent with the various merchants.