The Daily Stoic · May 11, 2024 · 48m

Optimizing Your Relationship With Money

Bill Perkins's Die With Zero philosophy through a Stoic lens: memento mori means optimizing for experiences, not accumulation. The hedonic treadmill of wealth — more money doesn't produce more happiness past a threshold.

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The hedonic treadmill of wealth — more money past a threshold doesn't help

Perkins: his hedge fund career showed him that the wealthiest people aren't the happiest. Past ~$100K/year, additional income produces diminishing returns on happiness that approach zero.

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Time-bucketing — allocate experiences to the right life stage

Perkins: you can't save experiences for later. A backpacking trip at 25 is a fundamentally different experience than at 65. Allocate experiences to the life stage where you can maximally enjoy them.

Claude ChatGPT Gemini

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