1284: Financially Independent and Miserable by 5AM Joel on The Relationship Between Financial Freedom & Happiness

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🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Joel of 5AM Joel talks about the financially independent people who are miserable. Episode 1284: Financially Independent and Miserable by 5AM Joel on The Relationship Between Financial Freedom & Happiness Joel is a 35-year old living in Los Angeles with his wife and their dog. He was born and raised in Australia and moved to the US when he was 22. About 4 years ago he started getting up every morning at 5am. It started as one of those 30 day challenges, but after the challenge was over, Joel never stopped. He started noticing major improvements in his work, health, relationships and happiness in life. Joel sends out a short daily message at 5am each morning. He writes about happiness, positivity and learning to be a better human. The original post is located here: http://5amjoel.com/financially-independent-and-miserable/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a minimalist Monday edition of optimal finance daily, episode 1284,
0:04.8	financially independent and miserable by Joel of 5am Joel.com.
0:10.3	And I'm Dan, I am your host and a very happy Monday to you. This is where I read to you from some of the best personal finance blogs on the planet.
0:18.0	And have you heard our other podcasts yet because this is just one of five in our network.
0:23.0	Optimal Living Daily is the original show in the network and it covers minimalism, personal
0:27.9	development and productivity.
0:29.6	So if you like what you hear in today's episode on this show, you'll definitely like that one too.
0:34.4	Just search for optimal living daily wherever you're hearing this to find it, along with the other
0:38.4	shows.
0:39.6	But for now, let's get right to today's post as we optimize your life.
0:44.0	Financially independent and miserable by Joel of 5am Joel. Houston, we have a.m. Joel.
0:53.9	we have a fire problem.
0:56.1	43% of people said they would rather be financially independent and miserable versus
1:00.8	broke and happy.
1:02.4	Ouch!
1:03.0	Why would anyone want to be miserable versus happy?
1:06.0	Since when does a big bank balance trump happiness?
1:09.0	I don't know the survey respondents,
1:11.0	but I can only assume that 43% of people who answered financially independent
1:15.2	and miserable, one, are not yet financially independent or don't have much money currently.
1:21.3	If they did, they would already understand that money doesn't change who you are,
1:25.4	your values, your friends, your attitude, your interests, or most of your regular activities.
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