Dan Caplinger has spent most of his career helping people understand money — first as a tax and estate planning attorney, then as a longtime writer at The Motley Fool. But the financial lessons that shaped him most started long before any of that: skipping school lunch to save a few dollars, counting coin rolls with his mom, and learning the hard way that a $60 Pac-Man game isn't what a nine-year-old thinks it is. Chris Hill talks with Dan about: - What the billable-hours model of law firms taught him about misaligned incentives - How he and his wife structured their finances before getting married - One change he would make to the US tax code - The money lesson he wishes he'd learned at 19 Make your tastebuds happy! Go to ilovemarmar.com and use the promo code “MONEY” to get 10%. What's your favorite movie or TV series about money? Tell us at info@moneyunpluggedpod.com. Opening clip – “Wall Street”