Broken Money
Broken Money by Lyn Aldenby Lyn Alden
Shares rank 10 of 19 economics books by recommenders
Recommended by readers who found it a good and interesting book on money and the financial system. One critic says they can no longer take the author seriously after reading it.
Recommended by readers who found it a good and interesting book on money and the financial system. One critic says they can no longer take the author seriously after reading it.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good book on its topic
“Broken Money by Lyn Alden is a good book on the topic”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “How Monero's proof of work works” Interesting to read
“Personally I found this one quite interesting.”
Comment from 25 Jul 2026 in “Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank limits”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Critic doubts author's credibility
“After reading her book, I can't take Lyn seriously.”
Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Netherlands pulls gold out of the US”
Other economics books people recommend
The four most recommended other economics books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital in the Twenty-First Centuryby Thomas Piketty | 12 | 6 | 67% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Why Nations Failby Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson | 9 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | — |
| Progress and Povertyby Henry George | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Free to Chooseby Milton Friedman | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Broken Moneyby Lyn AldenThis page | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“After reading her book, I can't take Lyn seriously.”
“Personally I found this one quite interesting.”
“Broken Money by Lyn Alden is a good book on the topic”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.