import decimal


def money(money_string: str) -> decimal.Decimal:
	"""Parse a string representing some amount of money into a Decimal.

	Args:
		money_string (str): The string to try to parse

	Returns:
		A Decimal that is the amount of money.
	"""
	if not money_string:
		return decimal.Decimal(0)
	if money_string.startswith('$'):
		money_string = money_string[1:]
	money_string = money_string.replace(',', '')
	return decimal.Decimal(money_string)