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Lessons

Learn money from the ground up.

Each lesson is a short video, a page of key ideas with sources, and a free printable. Pick a series or start at the beginning.

$40TWho pays?
The $40 Trillion Question

$40 trillion in debt. Who pays, and how?

Deficit vs. debt, who we owe, and the interest loop.

Lesson + printable~11 min
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Inflation Is More Than Prices

Did McDonald's really get more expensive?

One Big Mac, measured three ways: dollars, purchasing power, and minutes of work.

Coming soon~13 min
Backed by gold? Not since 1971.
The Evolution of Money

The day the dollar changed

How the gold window closed, and what the dollar has rested on since.

Coming soon
01Basics
Bitcoin 101 · Ep 1

What is Bitcoin, really?

Resistance money, digital scarcity, and why it doesn't fit in a box.

Coming soon
02Strategy
Bitcoin 101 · Ep 2

What's my Bitcoin strategy?

Risk budgets, auto-investing, and ETFs vs. holding it yourself.

Coming soon~15 min
03Security
Bitcoin 101 · Ep 3

How to use and secure Bitcoin

Wallets, custody, seed phrases, and the mistakes that can't be undone.

Coming soon~15 min