Financial Flipside

Join us as we take a look at credit: its history, why we are so invested in it, how it fits into the economy at large, and how to best make use of it.   Mentioned on the show: A history of credit from Ancient Sumer to the present An outline of how consumer credit works A lot of how we think about credit is embedded in the origin of the word, which implies a relationship of trust or belief. The relationship between credit, inflation, and wages Why debt isn’t necessarily the enemy Why we should change our thinking about the role of credit in our lives. Is bail the new debtors prison? Inequalities in access to credit, as exhibited by things like differences in mortgages If you've missed an episode, you can find them on our website,  via Apple Podcasts , or Google Play. Bonus: A 2009 study examined how things like appearance affect perceptions of creditworthiness