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Animated money explainers from Stickonomics, the EveryCalc YouTube channel. Big topics like national debt, interest and inflation, broken down with stick figures, real numbers and plain English. On our YouTube channel, our host Stick walks through the ideas behind the calculators: why the national debt matters for your mortgage rate, how compound interest quietly builds or drains wealth, and what the fine print on a loan really costs you over time.
Animated money explainers from Stickonomics, the EveryCalc YouTube channel. Big topics like national debt, interest and inflation, broken down with stick figures, real numbers and plain English.
From our YouTube channel, Stickonomics
EveryCalc calculators answer money questions with numbers. Stickonomics answers them with stories. On our YouTube channel, our host Stick walks through the ideas behind the calculators: why the national debt matters for your mortgage rate, how compound interest quietly builds or drains wealth, and what the fine print on a loan really costs you over time.
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The Debt Spiral Is Worse Than It Looks
The United States now owes more than $40 trillion, and the yearly interest bill alone has passed $1 trillion, more than the entire defense budget. In this animated explainer, Stick breaks down how the debt spiral works: why the government borrows to pay interest on money it already borrowed, who keeps buying that debt, and how it all lands on your mortgage rate, your rent and your grocery bill.
Run your own numbers next: the same spiral applies to personal debt. Our free debt payoff calculator shows your debt-free date and total interest under both the snowball and avalanche methods.
More from Stickonomics
Episode 1 is just the start. New explainers will appear here as they publish on the channel, covering mortgages, inflation, taxes, credit cards and the rest of the money questions our calculators answer every day. Subscribe on YouTube so you never miss one.
More episodes are on the way. The featured episode above is the latest release.