Book · 1993 · Business & Economics
Your Money Or Your Life
Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence
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The real hourly wage was one of the most profound ideas that I read in the book Your Money or Your Life.
What they say about it
- Discussing the real hourly wage“the real hourly wage”3
- Referencing life energy“trading Life Energy for money”2
The best things said about it
One of the things in their book that had the biggest effect on me and it's an ongoing theme in my life is the idea of the true hourly wage.
Vicki Robin famously uses the term trading Life Energy for money in her book Your Money or Your Life.
Your Money or Your Life has sold over a million copies since its inception nearly 25 years ago and has been translated into 10 languages now.
What I have found with your money your life the years that we did of teaching is that the fulcrum of the transformation is this idea of hourly wage.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Your Money Or Your Life by Joseph R. Dominguez and Vicki Robin is a foundational personal finance and lifestyle management guide that redefines the relationship between individuals, money, and time. On ChooseFI, the hosts and various guests repeatedly brought up the book as a transformative resource for achieving financial independence and shifting one's core mindset about wealth. Brad Barrett referenced Vicki Robin's work to explain the critical concept of the real hourly wage, illustrating how every purchase can be evaluated in terms of the life energy required to earn that money. Jonathan, another host on ChooseFI, shared that the ideas in the book had an ongoing, profound effect on his life and perspective, noting that even years after first reading it, the core lessons remained central to his financial philosophy. Guests such as Ginger Kim similarly credited the book with shaping their early frugal mentalities, while Brad Barrett expressed sheer awe at having Vicki Robin herself appear on the podcast to discuss her enduring principles. Throughout the episodes, the show participants consistently directed listeners back to the text, ensuring that its vital lessons on intentional living and financial freedom continue to reach new audiences seeking a meaningful departure from traditional consumerism.
Every mention
Brad Barrett and she looked at your money or your life by Vicki Robin and really internalize those lessons 9
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“Vicki Robin in her book your money or your life famously says are you making a living”
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“and and Vicky Robin with her her life energy right that's what what she talks about”
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“and she looked at your money or your life by Vicki Robin and really internalize those lessons”
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“the real hourly wage was one of the most profound ideas that I read in the book your money or your life”
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“I believe that that is drawn from Vicky Robbins book your money or your life that's the first time I ever heard about it”
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“I mean to have Vicki Robin from your money in your life on our podcast it's kind of a surreal experience and she was amazing”
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“could you for our audience like let's just assume that the audience hasn't read your money or your life they're finding out about financial Independence through us”
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“I'm grabbing this stat from your book from your update the average American child from Age 2 to 11 sees more than 25 000 advertisements per year”
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“it's only once you really have established these two ideas that now it makes sense to start talking about your real hourly rate and putting that in the context of your money or your life”
Vicki Robin what I have found with your money your life the years that we did of teaching is that the fulcrum of the tr… 4
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“what I have found with your money your life the years that we did of teaching is that the fulcrum of the transformation is this idea of hourly wage”
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“so what we unroll unfurl in your money your life is that of those 80 years you'll spend 20 just getting prepared for life”
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“and I do have a whole section in the new your money or life about this about the other forms of wealth other than money”
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“these questions are sprinkled throughout the New Year money or life with instructions”
Carol Pettit and I have to admit I did not read your money or your life until about two months ago for the first time in… 1
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“and I have to admit I did not read your money or your life until about two months ago for the first time in my life”
Ginger Kim so interestingly one of them was Vicky Robin your money or your life your money or your life 1
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“so interestingly one of them was Vicky Robin your money or your life your money or your life”
Travis Shakespeare where like Vicki Robin for instance who wrote your money or your life publishes a book 1
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“where like Vicki Robin for instance who wrote your money or your life publishes a book”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker8
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“Many of you have read her book, Your Money or Your Life. But even if you haven't, you know about this book.”
Speaker ChooseFI Getting Personal with Personal Finance: Vicki Robin & Ginger 2025-04-06 Listen at 0:01
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“Okay, we will put in the show notes Vickiy's book and her blog.”
Speaker ChooseFI Getting Personal with Personal Finance: Vicki Robin & Ginger 2025-04-06 Listen at 57:28
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“and I mean I already had the mentality I'd read your money or your life years ago”
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“you know Vicki Robin famously uses the term trading Life Energy for money in her book your money or your life”
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“this came out of me rereading your money or your life as a adult with a full-time salary and a family to provide for what we came to realize was we were living in Oregon”
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“honestly Brad one of the things in their book that had the biggest effect on me and it's an ongoing theme in my life is the idea of the true hourly wage”
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“and honestly if Vicky writes another update in a future year for your money or your life she's missing something in the true hourly wage”
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“your money or your life has sold over a million copies since its Inception nearly 25 years ago and has been translated into 10 languages now”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“And you know, my situation is a bit unusual because because I'm the author of a best-selling book that developed a new life in 2018 when I updated it...”
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“It is so important to me, you know, and I said this in your money your life and other people have said it very well through permaculture.”
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“and in your money your life we talk about work is just money is a very small part of the notion that you work is an expression of community...”
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“Vicki Robin your money or your life updated for 2018 now available wherever books are sold”
Passing
“he's already been to the West Coast to see Vicky Robin from your money or your life”