In today’s Friday Roundup we go in-depth on Episode 33 with Dominick Quartuccio including thoughts on self-improvement, meditation and a challenge from Brad. Frugal wins of the week plus three voicemails from the community.
Podcast Episode Summary
- Unpacking Episode 33 with Dominick Quartuccio and our takeaways from the episode
- Intentionality allows you to purchase your freedom, and we want to expand that intentionality beyond just personal finance
- Our focus on living a happier, more content and optimized life
- The ultimate luxury is the ‘perpetual money making machine’ to provide time and focus on what matters in life
- How Dominick spent $28,000 this year on personal development. Have you spent any time or money on your own personal development?
- Spending on things that you value, and directing money and resources as such
- How to improve your life for $0 and learn and grow
- Brad’s challenge: Make one change in your life this week that will make your life better
- Break some negative habit and disrupt it in your life this week
- Jonathan’s change this week: Eating carrots and salad without salad dressing
- Meditation and breathing. Take one deep breath.
- Brad’s description of his meditation practice
- What gets you excited or nervous about life coming up in the near future? How are you expanding your horizons?
- How Jonathan has learned by starting ChooseFI and how it has been the excitement in his life this past year
- Discussion surrounding guilt over not feeling content with your “perfect” life
- Limiting beliefs: Don’t let them hold you back and also go back and analyze the beliefs and stories you have been carrying with you your entire life
- The value of making small changes over time to improve your health
- Jonathan’s search for better tea
- Feedback from the audience on Episode 33 with Dominick
- Frugal Wins of the Week:
- Holly saved money by not going to the movies and bought the game Outburst
- Adlay fixed his air conditioner after watching videos on replacing a capacitor on YouTube
- Quote from Paige how she only has control over her spending and savings rate
- Discussion about contest with Alan Donegan on building a business
- Voicemail from Jessica with new segment we’re calling “Highlighting the Hamster Wheel”
- Voicemail from Royce who used our voiceover guy for his side hustle contest submission
- Voicemail from Thomas about a side hustle to teach English to Chinese students
- Itunes reviews
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