📖 The Story of Money

Why does saving feel so hard?

You've used money every day of your life — but what is it, where did it come from, and why does saving in it feel like running uphill? Five short lessons that end with you understanding the problem better than most people ever will.

What Money Is

Money's three jobs, and the 5,000-year chain of fixes that got us here.

  1. 🤔 What Is Money, Really?
    You've used it every day of your life. Could you explain what it is?
  2. ⏳ A Brief History of Money
    Every new money in history was invented to fix a flaw in the old one.

What Went Wrong

Printing, dilution, and who actually pays for it.

  1. 🍕 The Money Printer Problem
    Inflation isn't just prices rising. Here's the real mechanic.
  2. 🚰 Who Gets the New Money First?
    The Cantillon Effect: why money creation is never neutral.
  3. 🤫 The Silent Tax on Your Life
    Why it feels like working just as hard and still falling behind.