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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

MI Rewind: What is Money? w/ Jim Crider

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

The Investor's Podcast Network

Education, Business, Investing

4.6593 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Clay Finck chats with Jim Crider about what money really is, the attributes of good money, why an unstable form of money causes issues in an economy, why gold was chosen as money by the free market for centuries, the history of money in the United States, why Bitcoin has value, Jim’s thoughts on diversification, and much more! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 02:24 - What money really is. 08:59 - The pros and cons of fiat currency and gold as money. 13:50 - Why a money that fluctuates in value can make planning for the future difficult. 16:25 - What are the attributes of a good money? 24:45 - Why gold has historically been a good money.  27:59 - The history of money in the United States. 42:41 - Why Bitcoin has value. 44:40 - Jim’s thoughts on diversification. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Related episode: Listen to MI120: Bitcoin & Financial Independence w/ Jim Crider, or watch the video. Check out the books mentioned in the podcast here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle's favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:02.2

Hey guys, on today's show, we're resharing some of my favorite episodes from the past for a few reasons. First, we get a lot of new listeners each week, so new listeners may never have heard this episode before. Two, even if you've been listening for a while, you may have missed it when it first came out. And three, even if you've heard it before, it can be a great episode to reinforce your learning.

0:21.6

If you're not interested in this episode, no worries you can pick back up with us next week with a brand new episode.

0:27.4

Everything going forward is from the original episode, and I hope you guys enjoy this one.

0:31.3

On one in extreme, you own lots of high-end real estate and art and stocks and stuff like that. And the value of the dollar

0:40.7

goes down because we could argue is the value of your goods going up or is the value of the

0:45.7

dollar going down? I would say it's a mix of those two. Right now, I'd say it's disproportionately

0:50.3

the value of the dollar is actually going down, but it's a mix of those.

1:02.7

On today's episode, I'm joined by my good friend, Jim Kreider. Jim is the founder of intentional living FP, which helps families achieve early financial independence. Jim helps

1:07.7

people navigate the decisions, opportunities, and obstacles that they may face, so

1:12.0

their money is used efficiently and effectively to serve its purpose in your life.

1:16.9

During the episode, Jim and I cover what money really is, the attributes of good money, why

1:22.0

an unstable form of money causes issues in an economy, why gold was chosen as money by the free market for centuries?

1:29.3

The history of money in the United States. Why Bitcoin has value? Jim's thoughts on diversification

1:35.2

and much more. We all use money and interact with it in our everyday lives, but how many times

1:40.4

have you asked yourself, what is money? Sometimes we go about our daily lives without

1:44.9

realizing that some of the things we use so often and take for granted end up being something

1:49.6

different than we might expect once you peel back the layers and look underneath the surface.

1:53.7

This is one of my favorite conversations to date, so if you enjoyed it, I ask that you share

1:58.2

it with just one person so that they can better understand

2:01.0

what money really is. And if you haven't already, we would be very grateful if you've left

2:05.8

us a rating or review to let us know how we're doing with the show. With that, I hope you

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