3790: Create a Life You Want to Live, Not a Life You Have to Live by Renee Benes of The Fun Sized Life

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Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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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 3790: Renee Benes reminds us that building a fulfilling life starts with intention, not obligation. Through practical guidance on money management, goal-setting, and self-care, she empowers readers to stop living reactively and start crafting a life that truly feels like their own. Her message is equal parts wake-up call and roadmap for transforming dreams into daily reality. Quotes to ponder: "Create a life you want to live, not a life you have to live." "Whatever you do, don’t make your life harder in order to get to a dream quicker. It never, ever pans out." "Don’t spend 65 years working so hard for a dream that you are burnt out by the time you get there and are no longer able to enjoy it." Episode references: The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey: https://www.amazon.com/Total-Money-Makeover-Classic-Financial/dp/0785289089 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily.
0:03.2	Create a life you want to live, not a life you have to live, by Renee Benes of thefundsized
0:08.7	life.com, and I'm Justin Mollick. I read to you every day with permission from the authors.
0:14.5	We're going to jump right into it as we optimize your life.
0:21.3	Create a life you want to live, not a life you have to live, by Renee Benes of thefundsized
0:26.9	life.com.
0:28.9	I've been taking a business course with author and speaker Rachel Hollis.
0:33.4	Our last lesson she told us to think about how to explain our business to others.
0:39.0	I wrote down a very basic, straightforward answer in my notebook. Then this morning I woke up and realized my actual
0:45.1	goal is a little bit bigger than helping people simplify their lives and improve their finances.
0:51.0	My major goal for this blog, for my life and for you, is to help you create a life you want to live,
0:57.3	not a life you have to live. I lived a life I had to for a while. I've had family members who
1:04.0	lived a life they had to live. Then you know what happened to some of them? They stopped living,
1:09.8	literally. I don't want that to be me or you.
1:13.4	So what can you do to get out of the rat race and start working on living a life you want?
1:19.3	Review your financial situation. Whether you want to believe it or not, money plays a huge
1:24.9	role for you and your dreams. If you're not living your dream right now,
1:29.1	chances are money is part of the problem. Take the time to review your financial situation.
1:35.9	Maybe it's really bad. Don't worry, I've been there. For far too long, we spent too much,
1:42.4	budgeted too little, and lived above our means for too long.
1:46.3	Are you living above your means? Spending more than 30% on housing expenses? Have credit card debt,
1:53.9	paying off debt in general? Take time to figure out where your money is actually going each month.
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