2951: The Totally Unsexy Skill That Makes It Easier To Go After What You Want by Sarah Von Bargen of YesAndYes

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🗓️ 28 November 2024

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2951: Sarah Von Bargen shares the often-overlooked yet transformative power of living within your means, using her own inspiring journey to illustrate how small, deliberate financial choices can lead to big life changes. By dialing back on non-essential purchases, you can reclaim time, energy, and money to pursue what truly lights you up, whether that's traveling, creating, or simply savoring life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.yesandyes.org/2019/04/live-within-your-means.html Quotes to ponder: "Learning to live within your means is one of the most underrated skills necessary to chase your dreams." "We pay for our choices with the lives that we lead." "Dialing back non-essential purchases, even by 10%, can free up time and energy for the things that truly excite us." Episode references: Your Money or Your Life: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Money-Life-Transforming-Relationship/dp/0143115766 The Power of Now: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.4	the totally unsexy skill that makes it easier to go after what you want by Sarah Von Bargan of yes-and-yes.org. When I was 32, I celebrated one of the
1:15.5	biggest accomplishments of my life with a plate of nachos, a vodka gimlet, and a gathering of friends
1:22.0	at my favorite neighborhood bar. Over a plate of melted cheese, we cheersed my upcoming 11-month nine country trip.
1:31.2	As the night wore on and more cocktails were consumed, one of my friends leaned across the
1:36.5	table and said, okay, I'm just going to say what we're all thinking. How are you paying for this?
1:43.2	I laughed because of course Midwesterners have to get
1:46.7	lightly drunk to talk about money. After I was done laughing, I spilled the beans. I told them how I
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