Extra Credit

Field notes on the system.

Plain-language lessons on money, inflation, technology, and everything school skipped. Calm, clear, and free to read.

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Money 10 August 2026 8 min read

Save, study, buy a house: why the money advice that built your parents' life won't build yours

Save, get a steady job, buy a house — the instructions that built your parents' wealth won't build yours. Here's what changed, and why it isn't your fault.

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Money 31 July 2026 13 min read

What school never taught you about your hard-earned money

Fiat money, central banks, and why your paycheck buys less every year than it did the year before. The economics class your economics teacher forgot to give you.

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More lessons are on the way. This is where we publish the thinking behind the course: the history, the mechanics, and the questions school never got around to. Want to go deeper and learn more about things that school never taught you? Start with Season 1 →