Author: Money Lemma

Money Lemma

MoneyLemma is a hedge fund analyst who writes about the overlap between your money and your world. Posts delve into the most pressing and unanswered questions in modern finance, such as: Why are bananas so cheap? How did The Wiggles monopolize kids music? Why is the TI-83 calculator is still a thing? Did 17th century Caribbean pirates make more than modern NFL players?

All Toys and Games

How to ruin a hobby

Today we have a fun guest post from our friend Michael from MoneyLemma. Michael is a hedge fund analyst who delves into pressing, quirky, unanswered questions in the overlaps between money and society. In this issue, Michael gives his take on the world of card collecting.

March 29, 2026

Private Equity

The Traffic Ticket Industrial Complex

America’s traffic ticket industrial complex is profitable, but broken. We explore how fines fund cities, Chicago’s parking meter disaster, and why AVs may be the disruption we didn’t know we needed.

April 20, 2025

Everything Else

Is America at peak vending machine?

For years, influencers have been singing the praises of vending machines. But it turns out America’s market is saturated, and those claims are probably overstated.

April 21, 2024