We all have our secrets. We keep some secrets from bosses, colleagues and clients, like the fact that we hope to retire early, change careers, or start a business. We keep other secrets from friends and family, like our income, net worth, spending habits and investing mistakes. Research from around the world shows that we…
Money, relationships, health and purpose: life is running smoothly when all four of these elements are working together in tandem, like wheels on a car.
But how can we make spending and investing choices that facilitate stronger relationships, better health and a deeper sense of purpose?
Andrew Hallam, who became a millionaire on a teacher’s salary, shares researched-backed, evidence-based insights into how to find balance, drawing from the worlds of behavioral finance and stock market history.
Daniel Pink joins us to discuss an unusual theory:
(1) that our energy rises, falls, and then rises again;
(2) that this pattern plays out across our days (morning energy, afternoon slump, nighttime second wind);
(3) this also plays out across our lives, with serious implications for how we spend those “muddled middle” years of our 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.
Enjoy!
Here are a handful of lessons from 2018 (although many of these ideas originated during a lifetime preceding that). I’ve shared most, but not all, of these lessons on Instagram in the past year. 1: Your net worth is not your self worth. That’s true regardless of whether your net worth is low or high….
I’ve learned a ton during the past decade, thanks to reading, interviewing, and massive trial-and-error. I’ve distilled many of these lessons into today’s blog post.
Here are 17 lessons that can improve your money and life.
#1: Money Can’t Make You Happy, But Lack of Money Can Make You Unhappy
They say, “money can’t make you happy.” But that’s false.
Researchers have examined the link between money and happiness — and guess what? Money can make you happy, to an extent. Multiple studies found a significant correlation between money and happiness among people in low-to-middle income brackets.