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Episode 1: Money Vs. Currency the Hidden Difference

· 4 months ago · 5 replies · 630

What is the difference between money and currency? In Episode 1 of Hidden Secrets of Money, Mike Maloney begins the journey by explaining one of the most important financial lessons most people are never taught: money and currency are not the same thing. This episode explores why gold and silver have served as real money for thousands of years, why fiat currencies eventually fail, and how currency can quietly steal your two most valuable assets — your time and your freedom.

5 replies

· 3 months ago

Hidden in plains sight. No one ever thinks of this.

· 3 months ago

One of the biggest takeaways for me is that I've always used the words money and currency interchangeably without really questioning whether they meant the same thing.

OP · 3 months ago

On Jul 2, 2026, rockfleece said:
One of the biggest takeaways for me is that I've always used the words money and currency interchangeably without really questioning whether they meant the same thing.

Same here. I like to rewatch this series at least once a year.

· 3 months ago

On Jul 2, 2026, MoneyMan said:
Same here. I like to rewatch this series at least once a year.

What I didn't mention before but I first found it because some old guy recommended this video to me at while I was at work making him a sandwich. 😂

· 2 months ago

On Jun 14, 2026, Prospector49 said:
Hidden in plains sight. No one ever thinks of this.

How did I miss this one... I never really thought about money and currency as two different things before being here. It seems like semantics, but it isn't and changed how I look at the whole monetary system.

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