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Limited Series – Money Explained

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A conversation about money and its many minefields, from credit cards to casinos, scam artists to student loans.
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Money Explained — Limited Series

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Marty Brown Common Sense Media 05/18/2021
4/5
Somehow this docuseries manages to make seemingly boring and complicated topics like 401Ks and student loans entertaining and understandable for casual viewers. Go to Full Review
Diego Jemio Clarín 05/17/2021
Ezra Klein and Joe Posner use an extraordinary ability to explain complex topics, with plain and entertaining language. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Joel Keller Decider 05/13/2021
Even if there's only one tidbit you didn't know, learning that tidbit makes it worth the 22-minute investment in an episode. Go to Full Review
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Greg C 10/17/2023 Some useful information in episodes 1,2 and 4. Episodes 3 & 5 were democratic socialist talking points explaining how we can solve everyone's poor planning by taxing the rich. They lost me with the horrific Ilhan Omar and AOC in episode 3. See more 10/19/2021 As someone who know a fair bit on the subject, this was incredibly inaccurate. See more yorgo h 05/18/2021 Overall it's good and informative though Vox does push its political agenda in the student loan episode. See more corkball 05/16/2021 'Money Explained' doesn't actually explain money. It doesn't define money, the history or concept of money, or any of the really freaky aspects of modern finance (like the fact that modern US money is basically all debt). This show is for people that do not realize you should save money, and you probably shouldn't gamble wildly on get rich quick schemes or should pay more than the minimum credit card payment. So if you think Dogecoin is a great retirement plan, you should probably watch this. If you are NOT a moron, skip. I HATE the kind of limited, first-order thinking that dominates almost all discussions of economics. An example - this show spends an episode on scams, and an episode on retirement where they talk about Social Security. And yet, no one can connect the dots that SSI is a pay-it-forward Madoff-type scam writ large. Like most surface analysis of economics, the show kind of ends with 'we need more socialism'. I will give the show SOME credit for pointing out what every one SHOULD know from high school economics. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 11, 2021 Get Rich Quick The history of con artists, why people fall for financial scams and how technology makes it easier for schemes to flourish. Details Episode 2 Aired May 11, 2021 Credit Cards The convenience of credit cards comes at a price, from the methods used by banks to maximize profits to a debt myth debunked. Details Episode 3 Aired May 11, 2021 Student Loans Paying for higher education can be ruinous for people; what led to the U.S. student debt crisis and possible ways to fix it. Details Episode 4 Aired May 11, 2021 Gambling The gambling industry takes advantage of the way the human brain works against as people seek to beat the odds. Details Episode 5 Aired May 11, 2021 Retirement Experts say that retiring comfortably middle-class in the United States requires more than $1 million in savings. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Joe Posner, Ezra Klein, Chad Mumm, Claire Gordon, Mark W. Olsen
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 11, 2021
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