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Erajah Scypion — Founder, Scypion Finance

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Erajah Scypion

Founder, Scypion Finance

Sourced explanations of money and the economy, written to be read — not completed.

Writing here since 2026
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I got interested in economics the hard way — by not understanding what was happening around me. I'd read an explanation, nod along, and walk away knowing no more than when I started. After enough of that, I stopped looking for the resource I wanted and started writing it.

My background isn't Wall Street. I've spent the last eleven years in the U.S. Navy, and that's where I learned the thing this whole site runs on: any system — a battalion, a budget, an economy — can be understood if someone walks you through the mechanism one step at a time.

The Navy also gave me the three words I hold the work to — honor, courage, commitment. Here they mean every claim traces back to a source you can check yourself, the clear explanation gets chosen over the easy one, and the reader comes before anyone paying the bills.

Scypion Finance is where that work gets published — sourced explanations of money and the economy, written to be read, not completed. There's no course to enroll in and no path to finish. Start wherever your question is.

203articles published
2026writing since

Background

  • U.S. NavyInstructor · Master Training Specialist · Steelworker 1st Class
  • Founder & EditorScypion Finance, since 2026

Areas of focus

Personal financeMacroeconomicsMarkets & investingFinancial literacyEconomic policy

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◆ HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES

What Was the 2008 Financial Crisis?

The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, triggered by subprime mortgage collapse, reaching its peak with Lehman Brothers' failure in September…

May 10, 2026·6 min read
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◆ MARKET FAILURES

Government vs. Market Provision: When Public Supply Makes Sense and When It Doesn't

Government or market? The honest answer weighs a real market failure against real government failure. A framework that does both, step by step.

May 9, 2026·7 min read
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◆ HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES

What Was the Dot-Com Bubble?

The 1995-2000 speculative bubble where internet companies with no profits traded at billion-dollar valuations. Learn the pattern and aftermath.

May 9, 2026·5 min read
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◆ INVESTING BASICS

Advanced FIRE Strategies: Which Path to Financial Independence Fits Your Life

The FIRE movement has evolved into multiple strategies—Lean, Fat, Barista, and Coast FIRE—each reflecting different values and timelines for early retirement.…

May 8, 2026·14 min read
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◆ MARKET FAILURES

The Tragedy of the Commons: How Individual Rationality Destroys Shared Resources

One of the richest fishing grounds on Earth went functionally extinct. The cod collapse is the tragedy of the commons in real life, and a guide to fixing it.

May 8, 2026·6 min read
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◆ HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES

What Was the Great Depression?

The worst economic collapse in modern history (1929-1939), when unemployment hit 25% and GDP fell 30%. Learn the causes and lessons.

May 7, 2026·6 min read
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