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7 Netflix Documentaries About Money you NEED to Watch

Use your time on Netflix wisely

By Michiel SchuerPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
7 Netflix Documentaries About Money you NEED to Watch
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If you have Netflix, you should think about cancelling that subscription and instead investing that money in stocks, crypto, funds... 

Next, get a library membership and start reading books.

BUT… you probably won't.

So better spend your time useful then, by education yourself and watching the following Netflix documentaries:

1. The Mind Explained

The Mind Explained is a documentary television series from 2019.

Ever wonder what's happening inside your head?

It's narrated by American actresses Emma Stone & Julianne Moore and examines themes such as what happens inside human brains when they dream, have anxiety disorders or use psychedelic drugs.

The Mind Explained

2. The Social Dilemma

The Social Dilemma points out that many social networks exploit human weakness.

The documentary examines how social media's design nurtures addiction to maximize profit and its ability to manipulate people's views, emotions, behavior and spread conspiracy theories & disinformation.

The Social Dilemma

3. Trust No One

Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King is a Netflix original documentary film.

The story follows a group of cryptocurrency investors who investigate the suspicious death of their exchange's founder, and the $250 million that they suspect he stole from them.

It's based on the true story of Canada's largest Cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX and the mysterious death of its founder Gerald "Gerry" Cotten.

Netflix's synopsis of the series reads: "In the paranoid world of cryptocurrency, there's only one rule - Trust No One."

Trust No One

4. The Playbook: A Coach's Rules for Life

The Playbook: A Coach's Rules for Life is a Netflix documentary that features some of the world's greatest sports coaches, sharing how they guide athlete's professional careers and personal lives.

Coaches share the rules they live by to achieve success in sports and in life; featured coaches include Doc Rivers, Jill Ellis, José Mourinho, Patrick Mouratoglou, and Dawn Staley.

The Playbook

5. Get Smart with Money

Get Smart with Money is a documentary that follows the lives of regular people and financial advisors, looking to take control of their funds and achieve their goals.

Financial advisers share their tips on how you can control your funds by killing debt, spending less, saving more, earning more, and retiring early.

6. The Minimalists: Less is Now

The Minimalists: Less Is Now, is a 2021 American documentary film. The story focuses on two friends, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus (The Minimalists), who show the benefits of living life as a minimalist.

Although the movie critics aren't that good, it does point out some fascinating things about today's society, and it greatly encourages reducing the number of things you own, have held onto, and purchase in the future.

7. Dirty Money

There's a saying "The rich get richer; the poor get poorer" - and while that may be true - it's not always done through legal or moral methods.

This docuseries takes a look at stories of scandal and corruption in business, exposing acts of corporate greed and corruption.

The series features unscrupulous activities from the perspectives of both the perpetrators and their victims.

One tale even shows the drama and shady deals that happen(ed) in Donald Trump's business empire.

Conclusion

There are millions of things you can do with your time, so spend it wisely. Time is one thing you will never get back.

Instead of watching mindless TV-Shows, educate yourself.

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Michiel Schuer

Enthusiastic about learning new things, side-hustles, and translating my personal experiences into motivational stories.

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