Hey everyone. Today is the day. My new book, The Art of Spending Money, is now for sale. Two really quick

things here. Number one, the link to buy the book is in the show notes of this podcast. And number two,

more exciting for you today. I'm giving away the first chapter of the book in audio format,

which is going to be the rest of this podcast. It's the

introduction to the book. It is narrated by my good friend Chris Hill, who narrates the entire

audiobook. That's going to be the rest of this podcast. I hope you enjoy it. I hope you enjoy

reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Chris, take it away.

Introduction.

The Quest of the Simple Life.

Dr. Dan Goodman once performed LASIC eye surgery on a woman looking to ditch her glasses.

The patient returned for a checkup a few weeks later, despondent.

She said the surgery ruined her life.

There was nothing wrong with the procedure.

She could see clearly without glasses for the first time in years.

Goodman pressed, then what's the problem?

The patient said she expected that after losing her glasses, her husband would find her more

attractive, and her coworkers would find her more intelligent.

When she realized they didn't, and love and respect weren't driven by something superficial

like her glasses, she was crushed.

You have a problem I can't help you with, Goodman told her.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize it earlier.

It's astounding to witness someone gain what they thought they always wanted,

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