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Book · 1992 · Finanzas personales

Your Money or Your Life

by Vicki Robin, Joe Dominguez · Recommended by 11 people on 3 podcasts

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It's changed the way so many people think about work and money.
Said on · ChooseFI · Apr 2025

What they say about it

Grouped from 34 mentions
  • Assumed audience has read it“listeners have read that book”
    4
  • Read it when young“senior in college”
    2

The best things said about it

5 of 34 · every mention
Recommended
So, Seven Habits and then the other one is a book called Your Money or Your Life, which is basically sets forth the argument that you don't need as much money as you think to live and in fact a lot of how we live, which is very expensive, traps us into things that we would rather not be trapped.
Jimmy Wales The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2021
Discussed
Getting introduced to the fire Community to reading your money or your life that was a huge game changer for me.
Chad Carson ChooseFI · Jul 2023
Discussed
That book was a kind of an aha moment for me because I realized my whole life I've been choosing money.
Amy Minkley ChooseFI · Jun 2023
Discussed
Vicki Robin famously uses the term trading Life Energy for money in her book Your Money or Your Life.
On the show ChooseFI · Jul 2020
Discussed
In the book, I talk about the concept of enough plus a little, which I stole from Your Money or Your Life.
Dan Sheeks ChooseFI · Feb 2022

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How it comes up

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Most mentions, by podcast

3 shows

11 people who brought it up

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Why people recommend it

Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez is a foundational personal finance guide that redefines the relationship between working, spending, and life energy. On ChooseFI, the host introduced Vicki Robin by highlighting the profound impact her book has had on how people think about money and employment. Guests and contributors frequently praised the text throughout the podcast's run. Rick shared plans to gift copies to his adult children for Christmas as part of their financial education, while Jeff referenced its principles while discussing the marginal utility of money. Grumpus Maximus recommended reading the title to avoid financial ignorance, and David Sawyer specifically highlighted its central concept of Life Energy. Court named the book as one of her all-time favorites, and Chris affirmed it as an essential recommendation for the show. Brad Barrett also brought up the work of Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez to prompt listeners to evaluate whether they were truly making a living or merely trading their time for a wage.

Every mention

34 counted mentions · 7 passing or ad reads below
Brad Barrett that goes back to the initial point that Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez were making in the 70s 80s and Vicki… 3
Recommended
“that goes back to the initial point that Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez were making in the 70s 80s and Vicki with their book you money in your life in your 90s are you making a living or are you making a dime”
Discussed
“once you guys got on board together right whether 2017 2018 somewhere in that time frame what changed almost immediately thereafter like what what changed once you read this book you know your money your life”
Discussed
“and it's you know to allude to Vicky Robbins book which you were talking about it's because if an alien were watching what you are doing”
Jimmy Wales So, Seven Habits and then the other one is a book called Your Money or Your Life, which is basically sets f… 3
Recommended
“So, Seven Habits and then the other one is a book called Your Money or Your Life, which is basically sets forth the argument that you don't need as much money as you think to live and in fact a lot of how we live, which is very expensive, traps us into things that we would rather not be trapped”
Discussed
“But anyway, I I don't want to embarrass you by recommending your book on your show, but I assume everybody who's listening will have read that, but you know, it's like really interesting cuz what I like about Your Money or Your Life and what I liked about your book is kind of that like, okay, hold on.”
Discussed
“And sometimes what happens to people and this is actually where if we go back to things like Your Money or Your Life, there are a lot of people who are stuck in jobs they don't like, but they don't feel that they can leave because they've got this mortgage and car payment.”
David Sawyer Early Retirement Extreme and then your money in your life obviously that's especially the concept of Life E… 1
Recommended
“Early Retirement Extreme and then your money in your life obviously that's especially the concept of Life Energy”
Grumpus Maximus but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your li… 1
Recommended
“but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your life or or some some book that was popular maybe like uh the millionaire next door at the time at least touch on this this issue from time to time instead of walking through your life ignorant”
Grant Sabatier literally the first two money books I ordered were your money or your life and David box automatic millionaire 2
Discussed
“literally the first two money books I ordered were your money or your life and David box automatic millionaire”
Discussed
“so this is 2010 and you know I read your money your life Joe Dominguez retired at 30”
Will Boland I ended up after discovering Phi doing the uh your money or your life process of kind of evaluating you kno… 2
Discussed
“I ended up after discovering Phi doing the uh your money or your life process of kind of evaluating you know your net worth against your earnings history and calculating your savings rate”
Discussed
“so I definitely take Vicki Robin's advice and your money your life to heart and I don't beat myself up too badly over my past mistakes”
Amy Minkley and then I learned about Your Money or Your Life and that book was a kind of an aha moment for me because I… 1
Discussed
“and then I learned about Your Money or Your Life and that book was a kind of an aha moment for me because I realized my whole life I've been choosing money”
Bill Perkins I remember when I was like just on the fire movement I read the book your money or your life 1
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“I remember when I was like just on the fire movement I read the book your money or your life”
Chad Carson and also just you know getting introduced to the fire Community to reading your money or your life that was… 1
Discussed
“and also just you know getting introduced to the fire Community to reading your money or your life that was a huge game changer for me”
Dan Sheeks In the book, I talk about the concept of enough plus a little, which I stole from Your Money or Your Life. 1
Discussed
“In the book, I talk about the concept of enough plus a little, which I stole from Your Money or Your Life.”
J.D. Roth Well, I I I I read about it in Your Money or Your Life, but it never really clicked. And I suppose most of… 1
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“Well, I I I I read about it in Your Money or Your Life, but it never really clicked. And I suppose most of your audience is going to be familiar with Your Money or Your or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker17
Recommended
“Many of you have read her book, Your Money or Your Life. But even if you haven't, you know about this book. It's changed the way so many people think about work and money.”
Recommended
“so this Christmas their gifts will be a collection of books your money or your life”
Recommended
“I think it was uh simple path to wealth or it was the uh your money or your life uh if there's two books you want on your show if it's those two”
Discussed
“and from your money or your life I um was like no I actually can't do this”
Discussed
“Vicki Robin wrote your money in your life with Joe Dominguez and they were doing all these seminars”
Recommended
“in terms of books we really love you know your money or your life and the simple path to wealth”
Discussed
“during High inflation environments these were just what it was that was the best advice now it's been horrible advice for the last 20 years because the interest that those were paying out turned to nothing but now as we're seeing inflation they seem to be going right back up”
Discussed
“you know Vicki Robin famously uses the term trading Life Energy for money in her book your money or your life”
Discussed
“and then we did a book swap a couple of years ago and the book that he gave me was your money or your life”
Discussed
“she looked at your money or your life by Vicki Robin and really internalize those lessons that all”
Discussed
“I actually read your money or your life when I was a senior in college I remember thinking this makes so much sense because I had worked part-time jobs up until that point”
Discussed
“and it goes back to the Vicki Robin Book your money or your life which is this is really about the essence of your life life's time”
Discussed
“I mean to have Vicki Robin from your money in your life on our podcast”
Discussed
“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”
Recommended
“and it's really expanding upon some of the concepts that were in the book your money or your life I'm sure a lot of your listeners have read that book”
Discussed
“sure so I wrote this article how understanding the marginal utility of money will make you happier and it's really expanding upon some of the concepts that were in the book your money or your life I'm sure a lot of your listeners have read that book”
Discussed
“this is the point I think I say where you've reached enough to to quote your money or your life”

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“the people that discovered your money or your life for Mr Money Mustache five years ago there are many of you in our audience that are still enjoying this stuff”
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“my name is Jason Smith Mobile Alabama just stumbled upon it about a week ago after reading Vicki Robin's book um your money or your life”
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“and he has five copies of both his new book Financial Freedom and five copies of Vicki Robin's book you're her new edition of your money or life”
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“Financial Independence was a thing you know I'd never heard of your money or your life or The Millionaire Next Door”
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“and for example there are no UK equivalent books to your money or your life”
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“She's talking about how it starts off financial independence started off as this fringe idea being pushed primarily by books like Your Money or Your Life and uh bloggers like Mr. Money Mustache.”
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“This is the point I think I say where you've reached enough to to quote your money or your life”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Jimmy Wales, PhilipRomano / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).