Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/not-just-because-economics Everyday economics for kids around 7 to 10, exploring money, trade, saving, and choices with concrete examples and honest, non-partisan explanations of how people and markets make decisions. ©2026 Mutual Pledge Incorporated 77e8e2ce-0bf9-565f-9e4d-a3faa18cddee yes en Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:23:19 -0700 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:24:25 -0700 https://notjustbecause.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/Y3LV42dcil0rDjRI0a1HltI89xjcBflynjyNnDnPZqw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMDhj/YjY1NzVkMmYwOGI5/ZjRmNDQxZGNjMWJk/MWUzZi5qcGc.jpg https://notjustbecause.com episodic Mutual Pledge Incorporated Everyday economics for kids around 7 to 10, exploring money, trade, saving, and choices with concrete examples and honest, non-partisan explanations of how people and markets make decisions. Everyday economics for kids around 7 to 10, exploring money, trade, saving, and choices with concrete examples and honest, non-partisan explanations of how people and markets make decisions.. Education, Kids, Economics, Money, Saving, Spending, Trade, Finance FIXME brendan@mutualpledge.com No No 10 10 The Afternoon You Didn't Pick full f809ff74-7117-434a-8cf7-0c9e78576a6b https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260905-the-afternoon-you-didn-t-pick Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:07:16 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 507 One free afternoon, three fun plans, and only enough time for one—so what happens to the other two? The idea of opportunity cost gets unpacked with kid-scale examples: the next-best thing you give up whenever you choose. One free afternoon, three fun plans, and only enough time for one—so what happens to the other two? The idea of opportunity cost gets unpacked with kid-scale examples: the next-best thing you give up whenever you choose. the afternoon you didn't pick, afternoon you didn't pick for kids, economics the hidden price of choosing what did you give up, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No 9 9 The Piggy Bank Grows Up full 61e6f08a-d447-4efc-88fd-0e532d0b67bf https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260902-the-piggy-bank-grows-up Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:13:10 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 469 A bank is really just a safe place to keep money until you want it again, with deposits going in and withdrawals coming out. Using a piggy bank as a tiny example, this episode walks through what saving means, why people set money aside for later, and how a big bank does the same job on a bigger scale. A bank is really just a safe place to keep money until you want it again, with deposits going in and withdrawals coming out. Using a piggy bank as a tiny example, this episode walks through what saving means, why people set money aside for later, and how the piggy bank grows up, piggy bank grows up for kids, what a bank is and how saving money works, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No 8 8 Four Big Ideas About Who Owns What full fca02885-9dab-4c86-b8e5-5043bff72880 https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260715-four-big-ideas-about-who-owns-what Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:25:56 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 1044 Every economy on Earth has to answer the same basic questions: who owns the factories, farms, and shops, and who gets to decide what they make? Capitalism, socialism, communism, and mercantilism each give a different answer — and each has actually been tried in real places. Every economy on Earth has to answer the same basic questions: who owns the factories, farms, and shops, and who gets to decide what they make? Capitalism, socialism, communism, and mercantilism each give a different answer — and each has actually been tr four big ideas about who owns what, four big ideas about who owns what for kids, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No 7 7 The Real Price Tag: What It Costs to Make Stuff full a65ee408-a529-461f-b3e9-43770e4b8334 https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260715-the-real-price-tag-what-it-costs-to-make-stuff Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:49:19 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 827 Every object on a store shelf has a hidden story of ingredients, work, and choices baked into its price. From the wood in a pencil to the wages of the person who packed it, the cost of making something adds up long before a customer picks it up. Every object on a store shelf has a hidden story of ingredients, work, and choices baked into its price. From the wood in a pencil to the wages of the person who packed it, the cost of making something adds up long before a customer picks it up. the real price tag what it costs to make stuff, what it costs to make stuff for kids, what does it really cost to make something, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No 6 6 The Invisible Handshake: Why Trust Makes Money Work full e743981b-33f7-4a36-862a-411b4ef654f8 https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260715-the-invisible-handshake-why-trust-makes-money-work Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:12:42 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 833 Every coin, every bill, every tap of a card depends on something you can't see or touch: trust. Without it, money would just be paper and metal, and trade between strangers would grind to a halt. Every coin, every bill, every tap of a card depends on something you can't see or touch: trust. Without it, money would just be paper and metal, and trade between strangers would grind to a halt. the invisible handshake why trust makes money work, why trust makes money work for kids, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No 5 5 Swiping, Borrowing, and Paying It Back full 99346977-c5b6-49b9-badf-e27bfc627dec https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260715-swiping-borrowing-and-paying-it-back Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:12:38 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 734 When someone swipes a card at a store, where does the money actually come from? Debit cards pull money you already have, but credit cards let you borrow from a bank—and that borrowed money comes with rules, fees, and a promise to pay it back. When someone swipes a card at a store, where does the money actually come from? Debit cards pull money you already have, but credit cards let you borrow from a bank—and that borrowed money comes with rules, fees, and a promise to pay it back. swiping borrowing and paying it back, swiping borrowing and paying it back for kids, what is credit, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No 4 4 Before Coins: Debt, Favors, and the Real Story of Money full d55b1157-c5a3-4810-ac98-1b6b962b2558 https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260715-before-coins-debt-favors-and-the-real-story-of-money Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:56:58 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 845 Most textbooks say money began when people swapped goods in a barter system, but anthropologists and historians tell a more complicated story involving debts, favors, and IOUs long before the first coin was ever struck. Most textbooks say money began when people swapped goods in a barter system, but anthropologists and historians tell a more complicated story involving debts, favors, and IOUs long before the first coin was ever struck. before coins debt favors and the real story of money, debt favors and the real story of money for kids, the origins of money did it start with barter or with debt and ious, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No 3 3 Tiny Slices of a Giant Pizza: How the Stock Market Works full b783c4bf-d0d7-4ae6-8e10-32969d26b857 https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260714-tiny-slices-of-a-giant-pizza-how-the-stock-market-works Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:41:19 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 812 When someone buys a share of a company, they own a tiny piece of that business — almost like holding one slice of an enormous pizza. Share prices rise and fall based on how many people want to buy or sell, what the company is doing, and even how people feel about the future. When someone buys a share of a company, they own a tiny piece of that business — almost like holding one slice of an enormous pizza. Share prices rise and fall based on how many people want to buy or sell, what the company is doing, and even how people fe tiny slices of a giant pizza how the stock market works, how the stock market works for kids, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No 2 2 What Is Trade, and Why Do People and Countries Swap Things? full 94d59d0d-95b5-4572-945a-9bfa3eb0a056 https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260714-what-is-trade-and-why-do-people-and-countries-swap-things Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:41:18 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 775 Why do people swap things instead of making everything themselves? From trading snacks at lunch to countries shipping bananas and computers across oceans, trade shapes everyday life in surprising ways. Why do people swap things instead of making everything themselves? From trading snacks at lunch to countries shipping bananas and computers across oceans, trade shapes everyday life in surprising ways. what is trade and why do people and countries swap things, trade and why do people and countries swap things for kids, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No 1 1 Supply, Demand, and Why Prices Change full 472cb02a-466f-4a8c-a860-7e1f243f0132 https://notjustbecause.com/shows/not-just-because/not-just-because-economics/20260713-why-do-things-cost-different-amounts Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:41:17 -0700 Mutual Pledge Incorporated Mutual Pledge Incorporated 781 A single apple might cost one amount at a farm stand and a completely different amount at an airport — but why? This episode breaks down supply and demand, the two big forces that push prices up or pull them down, using kid-friendly examples like lemonade stands, rare trading cards, and snow-day hot chocolate. A single apple might cost one amount at a farm stand and a completely different amount at an airport — but why? This episode breaks down supply and demand, the two big forces that push prices up or pull them down, using kid-friendly examples like lemonade supply demand and why prices change, supply demand and why prices change for kids, why do things cost different amounts, economics for kids, money for kids, financial literacy No