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701: It's More Important to Be Happy Than to Be Rich by JD Roth of Get Rich Slowly

Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

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🗓️ 5 November 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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JD Roth of Get Rich Slowly shares why it's more important to be happy than to be rich. Episode 701: It's More Important to Be Happy Than to Be Rich by JD Roth of Get Rich Slowly J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate. The original post is located here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/its-more-important-to-be-happy-than-to-be-rich/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 701,

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It's more important to be happy than to be rich by J.D Roth of Get Rich slowly.org

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It's more important to be happy than to be rich by J.D. Roth of Get Rich

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Here's the opening paragraph from my forthcoming book, Your Money, The Missing Manual.

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