# Money Stuff by Matt Levine

34 Hacker News commenters recommended Money Stuff by Matt Levine and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 11 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free newsletter and podcast on finance by Matt Levine, recommended for clear, entertaining explanations of how finance works and insightful takes on financial news.

## Why people recommend it

- Clear, entertaining explanations of finance (6 comments): "The way he writes plus his great knowledge with no BS makes him my favorite (and only) journalist I follow." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47161247)) "Matt Levine's writing makes it seem like a sensible thing to do given the $$$ amounts involved." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49079097)) "funny and astonishingly good at explaining the workings of financial capitalism to laypeople" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47175813))
- Insightful takes on financial news (7 comments): "I feel like the hosts have better chemistry and matt levine is one of the most read/respected financial journalists in the last 20 years." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46944684)) "He dissects a few examples (Ayatollah Khamenei, a recent public referendum, maybe more)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48226019)) "if you're looking for reliable financial commentary Matt Levine is indeed the goat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49527621))
- Free newsletter, ad-free access (4 comments): "I find the money stuff newsletter by Matt Levine (bloomberg) great for this, the link is behind a paywal, but the newsletter is free." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47351053)) "you can get a lot of Levine’s writing without a paid Bloomie subscription by subscribing to his Money Stuff Newsletter" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48422680)) "It's worth signing up for Levine's free newsletter and listening to the podcast" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48031959))
- Enjoyable, informative podcast episodes (4 comments): "which is a lot of fun chatting about Money Stuff in an informative way" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47167992)) "I learn a lot listening to the Money Stuff podcast" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46413573)) "His newsletter (and podcast) are fantastic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46995994))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Money Stuff by Matt Levine", https://hackerapproved.com/p/money-stuff/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).