Welcome back to Write-Handed! On today’s episode, AJ and Kyle are cracking into the linguistic piggy bank to look at money idioms, and honestly, the financial world sounds like a total fever dream. Have you ever actually stopped to think about the phrases we use every day? If you tell someone you’re going to "break the bank" just to "bring home the bacon," you may sound like you're planning a high-stakes, backyard pork heist.

From 9th-century Viking tax enforcement to 17th-century gambling houses, the origins of our favorite cash phrases are weirder, darker, and funnier than you think. Plus, AJ and Kyle kick things off with a bittersweet farewell to the humblest, most useless piece of copper in our pockets: the recently discontinued penny. Because let’s be honest, in this economy, "a penny for your ...