Money Matters

 

💡 1. The Idiom: Money matters

Meaning: Refers to “issues concerning finances, especially personal ones” wsbradio.com+5collinsdictionary.com+5whbc.com+5.
People use it when talking about budgeting, paying bills, or financial decisions.
Example: “It’s time we sorted out our money matters before making major purchases.”

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🎙️ 2. Podcasts & Radio Shows

• Money Matters Podcast (Chris Hensley): Covers diverse money topics—retirement, investing, career impact—over 320 episodes moneymatterspodcast.com.

• The Money Matters Radio Show with Bob Foutty (WHBC): Weekly advice for retirement strategies spreaker.com+1whbc.com+1.

• Money Matters with Wes Moss: Financial insights on WSB Atlanta since 1992, now also a podcast for retirees and planners neighborsfcu.org+4podcasts.apple.com+4wsbradio.com+4.

• Money Matters with Mike Zaino: Focused on retirement, tax-efficient income via radio and podcast moneymatterswithmike.com.

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📺 3. TV & Video Series

• Money Matters TV: Finance-focused show featuring interviews with advisors on investing, retirement planning, and current market topics money-matterstv.com.

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🎵 4. Songs Titled “Money Matters”

• “Money Matters” by J‑Live (Hip‑hop single): Reflects on economic pressures and adult responsibilities youtube.com+4realjlive.bandcamp.com+4youtube.com+4.

• Educational kids' song: “Money Matters!”, a fun track teaching basics of saving and money management youtube.com.

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🧠 5. Psychological & Cultural Insight

In psychology, money is seen as a social control tool—essentially, power over people and systems psychologytoday.com.

Money Talks

 

💬 1. The idiom “money talks”

Meaning: Money holds great influence—wealth can sway actions and decisions en.wikipedia.org+15merriam-webster.com+157esl.com+15.
Origins:

• Concept traced back to Euripides (5th century BCE) and Erasmus (“talking power of money,” 1532), but the exact phrase “money talks” arose in the late 1800s/U.S., with attestations around 1883–1903 bachelorprint.com+2english.stackexchange.com+2idiomland.tumblr.com+2.

• Derived from earlier Italian proverb “gold speaks” (1666), translated by Giovanni Torriano phrases.org.uk+3english.stackexchange.com+3en.wiktionary.org+3.

Usage example:

“In political campaigns, money talks—those with large donations often steer the agenda.”