Episode · ChooseFI · 2024-12-29
Books mentioned on Buy What You Love Without Going Broke | Frugal Friends
Most people pursuing financial independence swing between two extremes: overspending in one area while ruthlessly cutting back in another, never quite finding sustainable balance.
Brad Barrett discussed Buy What You Love Without Going Broke by Jen Smith and others and The Gap and The Gain by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and others. Also mentioned: Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, Atomic Habits by James Clear, and The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Buy What You Love Without Going Broke
Buy What You Love Without Going Broke by Jen Smith and Jill Sirianni is a personal finance guide designed to help readers transform their spending habits and align their financial choices with their true values rather than restrictive deprivation.
Discussed“so okay in a week you have a book coming out called buy what you love without going broke trans transform your spending and get more of what money can't buy”
Where to get it
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Dopamine Nation
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD is a non-fiction book exploring the neuroscience of addiction, dopamine regulation, and how modern society's constant pursuit of pleasure leads to compulsive behaviors and diminished baseline happiness.
Recommended“Dr Ann lumpkey wrote a book called dopamine nation and she helps people with all kinds of addictions all involving dopamine”
Where to get it
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a comprehensive, practical guide on how tiny changes in behavior can compound into remarkable results and transform one's identity.
Discussed“like you guys will be familiar with atomic habits and all of the Q yeah so what we're really looking at is cues”
Where to get it
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The Gap and The Gain
The Gap and The Gain by Dr.
Discussed“and it reminds me of this book that I've read recently called The Gap and the gain”
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The ONE Thing
The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan is a popular self-help and productivity book that advocates for extreme focus on a single, essential task to achieve extraordinary results.
Discussed“I Love the One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan like what's one thing you can do now which by accomplishing will make everything else easier or unnecessary in the future”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“today in the show we have two of my really good friends we have Jen and Jill from The Frugal Friends Podcast and they have a new book coming out on January 7th called buy what you love without going broke”
“if you feel like you want to improve how you spend money the book will be great but even if you don't feel like that's where you're at we're hoping to usher in this New Perspective and personal finance”