The Meaningful Money Personal Finance Podcast · Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Tim Mannick states that money itself is a neutral technology created by humans and not the source of problems, referencing Jacob Needleman's book, "Money and the Meaning of Life." He clarifies that the 'problem of money' arises from how it reflects and interacts with individuals' psychology and their less conscious behaviors.
“So the phrase The Problem of Money comes from a book, Money and the Meaning of Life, by an American philosopher called Jacob Needleman, who I know you know. And one of the things we say, and we mentioned this earlier in the podcast, is it's very important, there is no problem with money. Yeah. Money is not a problem. There's no problem with money.”
“But somehow most of us feel there is a problem. Right? And all our problems can be different, but kind of similar.”