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The Rules of Money

The Rules of Money

By: Nathan Pali
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The Rules of Money is a personal finance and financial systems podcast about the hidden laws that govern wealth, debt, markets, and financial success.

Money may feel chaotic—but it follows rules.

Some are written in policy and law. Some are built into human psychology. And some have shaped civilizations for thousands of years.

This podcast explores personal finance through history, the psychology of money, and the invisible rules behind the modern financial system so you can understand how money actually works—and why certain outcomes repeat no matter the era.

Each episode blends financial history, behavioral finance, neuroscience of decision-making, and clear explanations of banking, credit, investing, and markets to uncover:

  • The rules behind debt, interest, and compounding
  • How banks and governments control money
  • Why inflation and financial cycles never disappear
  • How fear, greed, and incentives shape markets
  • Why bubbles, crashes, and panics repeat
  • How wealth is really built over time
  • How to avoid the rules that quietly destroy fortunes

This isn’t a stock-tip podcast or a motivational finance show. It’s a story-driven guide to how money works, financial behavior, decision-making, and understanding the laws that quietly govern every financial life.

If you’re interested in personal finance, financial education, behavioral economics, psychology of money, how the financial system works, investing, wealth building, and finally learning the rules most people never see—this podcast is for you.

The Rules of Money Ignore them… and money will teach them to you the hard way.

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Economics Education Personal Finance
Episodes
  • The Financial Year Before Finance: Seasons as Balance Sheets
    Jan 24 2026

    Before income statements and budgets, the year itself was the balance sheet. Explore how planting, harvest, storage, and winter created humanity’s first financial cycle.

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    17 mins
  • Unpacking the Tulip Mania Bubble
    Feb 14 2026

    In this episode, we explore the historical phenomenon of Tulip Mania in the 17th-century Dutch Republic, examining how a market for exotic flowers transformed into a speculative bubble driven by contract trading. We discuss the societal conditions that enabled such speculation and the key factors that led to its eventual, yet contained, collapse.

    Chapters

    00:00 Tulip Mania's Beginnings

    00:00 The Dutch Republic Market

    02:04 Tulips as Status Goods

    03:20 The Rise of Tulip Contracts

    05:00 Low Entry, High Hype

    08:25 The Logic of Bubbles

    10:12 The Bubble Bursts

    13:02 Lessons from Tulip Mania

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    12 mins
  • Spanish Silver and Europe's Price Revolution
    Feb 13 2026

    In this episode, we explore how overwhelming quantities of silver from the Americas reshaped 16th-century European economies and triggered the 'Price Revolution.' We also discuss how this surge in global money resulted in widespread inflation, economic paradoxes for Spain, and a silent redistribution of wealth across society.

    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to New World Silver

    01:55 The Price Revolution Begins

    04:46 Silver's Journey and Spain's Paradox

    08:46 Impact on Contracts & Society

    11:52 Spain's Struggles and Global Reach

    15:23 Lessons from Abundant Money

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    12 mins
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