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Optimal Living Daily · October 16, 2026 · 8m

4191: What Old People Know by Barbara Wagner on Taking Action

Barbara Wagner shares what she wishes she had known earlier about money, starting with the case for investing in your health alongside your retirement account. She explains that every financial choice is really two choices, since spending on one thing is always a decision not to spend on something else. She warns that waiting until you have enough money to start living your dreams usually means never starting at all. Her takeaway is that there is always enough to make a beginning, even when there is never enough to do it perfectly.

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Investing in Your Health Alongside Retirement
Barbara Wagner makes the case for investing in your health alongside your retirement account, noting that financial wealth is meaningless without the physical ability to enjoy it.
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Barbara Wagner explains that every financial choice is really two choices, since spending on one thing means not spending on something else.

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