12 Shows to Watch on Your Way to Financial Freedom
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They might speed you up a little
Undercover Billionaire
“The American dream is still alive, and this time, three self-made entrepreneurs have set out to prove it. With only 90-days and nothing but 100 bucks in their pockets, they will put one million dollars on the line to go undercover and build a thriving million-dollar business for a small town in the US.” — Discovery
Money, Explained
“A conversation about money and its many minefields, from credit cards to casinos, scam artists to student loans.” — Netflix
Becoming Warren Buffett
“This fascinating documentary traces the remarkable life, career and credo of Warren Buffett, who despite being one of the world’s richest men lives a modest, even frugal life in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.” — Amazon
Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
“Take a trip inside the mind of Bill Gates as the billionaire opens up about those who influenced him and the audacious goals he’s still pursuing.” — Netflix
How The Economic Machine Works
“Created by Ray Dalio this simple but not simplistic and easy to follow 30 minute, animated video answers the question, “How does the economy really work?” Based on Dalio’s practical template for understanding the economy, which he developed over the course of his career, the video breaks down economic concepts like credit, deficits and interest rates, allowing viewers to learn the basic driving forces behind the economy, how economic policies work and why economic cycles occur.” — Principles by Ray Dalio
The Men Who Built America
“Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan and Henry Ford are names synonymous with innovation and big business in America. They all built empires and created advances in technology. They helped shape the country in its early days by doing things such as developing the models for modern railroads, creating the modern financial system and making cars accessible to the masses. The men came from meager beginnings to build their respective empires, which helped formulate the concept of the American Dream.” — Rotten Tomatoes
The Men Who Made Us Spend
“Todays newest is tomorrows trash. Jacques Peretti investigates planned obsolescing made to things not to last, and how we are made to buy the newest, though we really don’t need it. Meet the men behind our urge to consume.” — IMDb
Britain’s Spending Secrets
“TV presenter and journalist Anne Robinson sets off on a road trip to get up close and personal with people from across the wealth spectrum and puts their spending habits under the microscope.” — BBC
Supershoppers
“Anna Richardson and Andi Osho (and later Sabrina Grant) present a new consumer advice show exposing the hidden secrets of the big brands.” — IMDb
My Money & Me
“Do we ever stand back and ask where does our money go? Are we all sleepwalking spenders, buying things we don’t really need? Kathriona Devereux will be joined by personal finance expert Sinead Ryan to help people take control of their cash!
In each episode we meet a household struggling to keep hold of their money. Following a forensic look at their finances, the experts set a series of small challenges and simple lifestyle changes to prove just how much can be saved. Behavioural Economic Dr Peter Lunn provides further take home tips for the audience through a number of consumer experiments explaining the science and psychology behind our shopping habits.” — TVF International
Rich Brother, Poor Brother
“Wealth, politics and personal disagreements have destroyed the relationship between millionaire Ivan Massow and his hard-up brother David.
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the two estranged brothers will share each other’s lives. But will this experience build a bridge across the divide that has seperated them for so long?” — Love Productions
Why Poverty?
“Over the last 30 years over 1 billion people have come out of poverty. While tremendous strides have been made towards reaching the Global Goal of ending poverty entirely by 2030; 736 million men, women and children are still classified as living in extreme poverty- surviving on less than $1.90 a day.
WHY POVERTY? takes an in depth look at global inequality, asking how poverty can still exist in a world with so much wealth? The Peabody Award-winning series was shown by an unprecedented 69 broadcasters in over 180 countries when it launched in 2012.” — WHY POVERTY?
