You ever see those internet memes where a cat adopts a mouse? Funny enough that’s what popped into my head when I started researching Credit Karma. Image: pixelvector via Reddit Credit scores are an industry built around the misery and… Continue Reading
Sometimes I am intimidated by a Make Money topic. Not because it is huge but because they are so superficially simple. Kickstarter raises money from individuals for creative projects. It is deeply entwined with the beautiful idea of crowd sourcing.… Continue Reading
Boring topic huh? Except Etrade’s business model isn’t to get you to trade. Its to get you to deposit. There are a number of ways of making money from money. One is fee for service. Its a bit like a… Continue Reading
I almost started a post on How Does Paypal Makes Money, but it would bore me to tears. Paypal is simple: they take 3% of YOUR money VIA the guy selling the stuff. Security is not the killer growth hack… Continue Reading
How does a pension make money for you in retirement is the most important “how does it make money” question of your lifetime. Unfortunately, if you are normal, your eyes glaze over when the topic of pensions come up. I… Continue Reading
Banks buy and sell money. But what they’re really buying and selling is time. You’ve heard how time is money. Well it really is. Remember when you graduated from school and got a job. You worked hard for six years,… Continue Reading
You’ve seen it a thousand times. Maybe you can’t stand the color. Maybe you love the stuff. But one thing easy to note about Gold is that irrespective of which government is in power, irrespective of the amount of blood… Continue Reading
I wanted to write an article on how Venmo makes money, but that meant I had to explain how a credit card company works! American Express is interesting in this space primarily because it is not one thing, but three… Continue Reading
Instead of a company, let’s talk about the stock market more broadly. You know it’s a place where people trade shares in companies. You know that if you bought Apple back when it almost went bust you would be stinking… Continue Reading