How You Get Rich Isn't How You Stay Rich: 300 Years of Proof | Joseph Moore

Joseph Moore discusses the long history of getting rich in America, revealing that core patterns—debt amplifies opportunity but doesn't create it, risk-taking must be followed by de-risking, marriage and mobility matter, and belief keeps you in the game—have changed far less than we think. He critiques modern myths like homeownership as universal wealth builder and stock-market retirement as inevitable, and shares his own FIRE experience to caution against extreme financial discipline without purpose. The conversation spans 300 years from George Washington and debtor's prison to index funds and crypto, arguing that understanding history's scams and successes is the best financial education.