Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Nate has a conversation with Simon, the Uneducated Economist. They discuss lumber, how Simon got interested in economics and the process of starting his YouTube channel.

0:00 Intro
1:31 Simon's background
4:02 Research process
7:44 Starting YT channel
13:25 Lumber pre-covid
16:55 Lumber post-covid
19:05 Mills, manipulation & $
29:43 Other building materials
32:45 Contractor success
37:13 Advice for trades
42:57 Predictions
46:01 Where to find

YouTube: youtube.com/c/UneducatedEconomist/videos
uneducatedeconomist.com