I think Snoop Dogg actually said in the movie Old School “Make Money Money
Take Money Money” but I am one of those people who botches lyrics like
in the Elton John Tiny Dancer TV commercial so I’ll go my version!
Book review time!
Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez.
A gift from my wonderful parents from Christmas…it was a book that had
chapters and parts that I will honestly say dragged and I skimmed.
BUT…overall a B+ and…
There were some core themes in this book that would be great for anyone
to take away and learn whether you have 2 million in the bank or you are $200k
in credit card debt!
Here are my top takeaways from this book and important messages that
everyone can benefit from if applied to their life.
1) So many people actually “make a dying” instead of “make a living” and that
is when you work a job all day long that you don’t like and by the time you get
home all of your energy has been wiped out from negativity at work that you
can’t even enjoy your family and friends. You are not living but slowly dying.
2) Thinking about how every time you purchase something and thinking of the
true and absolute benefit and joy for you. They called it LIFE ENERGY.
For instance is purchasing this blog to read worth the 30 minutes you just spent
at work making that money. (Answer is YES because this blog is on the house!)
But you get the idea. Makes you realize maybe I don’t want to buy that
3rd flat screen TV that will take up two weeks of my pay at work.
3) Making sure you earn just “enough” and are doing something you enjoy and
are passionate about it. The book basically teaches that it is not worth a higher
salary at a job you dislike but rather work at something you thoroughly enjoy
so long as you have “enough” to satisfy your life. That amount is different for
everyone. But take away all the scratch and get right down to the substance
of what truly makes you happy in life and of course your basic life needs of
food, shelter, and clothing.
The book has many other takeaways of course…it takes you through a way
to figure out how to get out of debt and how to find out how much money you
truly spend each month.
Some of the chapters drag but I skipped over those sections with what I really
didn’t need to learn more about.
But I always feel if a book has three to five core values to teach you about
and be able to apply to your life it is worth it!
So be responsible, enjoy spending your money on what truly makes you happy,
try to give some back when you can, and make sure that when you can get to
that point you are truly every day “Makin a LIVIN” and not “Makin a DYIN”!
Thanks for reading everyone…enjoy the Friday!
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Carpe DIEM!
Mike
