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Chris Hutchins's books and book recommendations
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Chris Hutchins appears on, in one place — not just one.
Died 2024-06-27. Christopher Neville Hutchins was an English author, journalist and public relations practitioner. During various podcast appearances, Hutchins recommended and discussed several books focused on personal finance, happiness, and life optimization. He recommended Sahil Bloom's The Five Types of Wealth during discussions about family time and relationships, and encouraged listeners to check out Ben Nemtin's The Bucket List Journal as a practical tool for building personal bucket lists. Hutchins also recommended Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton's Happy Money as a psychological evaluation of spending money to increase happiness, a theme he revisited when discussing Ken Honda's book of the same title regarding prepaying for experiences and the psychological benefits of money management. Furthermore, Hutchins frequently discussed Bill Perkins's Die with Zero, noting how the book's themes on memory dividends, seasonal life stages, and avoiding dying with unused wealth challenged his financial independence goals and conservatism. Finally, he mentioned Johann Hari's Lost Connections during broader conversations about career satisfaction and the root causes of workplace unhappiness.
Books by Chris Hutchins
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Fergie confidential
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Sarah's story
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Diana's nightmare
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Abramovich
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Elvis Meets the Beatles
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Athina, the last Onassis
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Elvis and Lennon
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Athina
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Putin
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Harry
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Harry The People's Prince
Books recommended by Chris Hutchins
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Die with Zero
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins and William O.
Discussed“And the biggest one that kind of just left me, you know, you have a conversation with someone and it just leaves you thinking for a while and that happened to me with Bill Perkins talking about Die With Zero and Tyler was talking about the 4% rule”
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Happy Money
Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton is a popular psychology book that examines how spending habits impact personal well-being.
Recommended“I will say take a look at the book happy money which is kind of like a psychological evaluation of ways to spend money to actually increase your happiness”
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The 5 Types of Wealth
The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom is a guidebook that encourages readers to evaluate success beyond mere financial accumulation, focusing instead on a holistic approach that includes physical health, relationships, family, and work.
Recommended“I'm happy to send you a link, but Sahil Bloom wrote this book, The Five Types of Wealth. Uh I've done a couple interviews with him and in one of them, we talked about, you know, the time spent with different people in your life”
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The Bucket List Journal
The Bucket List Journal is an interactive guide and journal created by Ben Nemtin to help individuals articulate, plan, and achieve their most ambitious life goals.
Recommended“I just pulled off the bookshelf ben nemton who I had on episode 36 who wrote this book called The Bucket List journal and the reason I pulled it off is because I'd encourage everyone to check this out”
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Happy Money
Happy Money by Ken Honda is a thoughtful exploration of personal finance that focuses on transforming one's inner mindset and emotional relationship with wealth.
Discussed“And the entire like I go back to this book Happy Money where it's like these five different ways to spend money for happiness. It was kind of like a science recap of some research and one of them is to prepay for things.”
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Lost Connections
Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of the underlying causes of depression and anxiety, arguing that societal disconnection plays a massive role in mental health struggles.
Discussed“I was listening to Johann Hari book lost connections which is about the causes of depression and in that he cites a statistic that says 20% of Americans are actively unhappy at their job”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| 567 | Are We Taking the Wrong Risks? | ChooseFI | 2025-10-05 | 4 |
| The Spectrum of Financial Independence | Chris Hutchins | ChooseFI | 2023-12-31 | 1 |
| What Are You Optimizing For? | Chris Hutchins | ChooseFI | 2023-02-06 | 1 |
| The Basics Of Money Management - Chris Hutchins - #065 | Modern Wisdom | 2019-04-18 | 2 |