Marc Barnes, and probably Jacob Imam, think there are way more simoniacs than we imagine. Rule number 33 for money: don't sell holy things!

Welcome back to another season of Good Money, the only financial podcast that promises you less money, and more friends. Marc Barnes and Jacob Iman discuss the meaning behind tithing, that mysterious obligation to give ten percent of our income to the Church, and why we should do it.

You asked, we answered. 3 hours of Marc Banres and Jacob Imam taking listener questions.

Many people are discussing intentional Christian communities, but rarely consider the role of money within them. Most uses of money function to degrade or undermine Christian community. In this penultimate episode, Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam discuss how money should be used—to build the Christian communities we so desire.

Real Estate seems like a safe, local way to invest that meets Thomas' three requirements. Right, Jacob? We've gotten this question a number of times, so Jacob Imam and Marc Barnes are sharing their responses with the world.

What if customs—and not corporations—decided the price? Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam tackle Just Price, Price Mechanisms, Tipping, and Farmers Markets, among other things.

What if customs—and not corporations—decided the price? Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam tackle Just Price, Price Mechanisms, Tipping, and Farmers Markets, among other things.

There is a systemic, not an incidental, problem with Bitcoin. Join Marc and Jacob to learn how that problem is playing out.

Insurance. Good, bad, necessary? Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam share their thoughts.

Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam have been hinting at this for a while, but they finally come out and tell us why we should be skeptical of our 401k.

Temperance can be applied to money fairly simply: if you spend your money on bad things, you won't have money to spend on good things. Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam fill this out a bit and challenge you to reconsider where you're spending your money.

If money is a placeholder (see Two Rules for Money) and you need to know what it holds a place for—does this mean that emergency accounts are wrong? Is "emergency" a sufficient place to be held? How much or how little is prudent/imprudent? Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam, as usual, have an opinion.

We've all been there. You've got so much money you don't know who to give it to. Your local almoner (?) can help. Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam celebrate and advocate for a return of almoners.

Magic obscures cause and effect. Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam argue that money functions a bit like magic, at least obscuring the true cause and habituating us to the idea that we can be our own gods.

Many of us think of debts as finite monetary obligations, but that's just a modern re-framing. In this episode Jacob Imam argues that true debts can never be repaid and that gifts are supposed to create true debt—debt that builds a community of love rather than a system of repayment. Marc Barnes is there, too.

F.I.R.E. = Financial Independence, Retire Early. Work is a sacramental insofar as it was a gift God gave us in the garden, which helps us participate in Him. So ceasing from work is not a good thing, but retiring from certain jobs is. Tune in with Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam to hear the pros and cons of F.I.R.E.

"Investing is good because it allows you to retire without being a burden on your kids." Is this statement true? Listen in to get Good Money's first take on retirement with Marc Barnes and Jacob Imam.