How Hobbies Fit on the Your Path to Financial Independence




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Summary: Today on the podcast we’re going to be talking about the connection between your hobbies and having a rich life!<br> Do Your Hobbies Move You Closer to Financial Independence?<br> So today’s topic – this connection between the hobbies you have and whether or not you’re having a rich life –  is fascinating to me. It’s kind of a continuation of this past Tuesday’s episode where we were talking about breaking the switch with mindless spending.<br> there focus there was making sure we were breaking that habit of unconsciously spending more and turning that into something more productive.<br> One way is through hobbies we take on. However, are there certain hobbies that can make a real difference with getting to financial independence faster and having a rich and fulfilling life?<br> In this episode, we’ll get into:<br> <br> * different hobbies between high earning and low earning households<br> * how your hobbies can help you on the path to financial independence<br> * aligning your hobbies to a richer life<br> <br> Hope you enjoy!<br> Financial Independence and Hobbies<br> If you want to explore and pick up some new hobbies, here are some resources to check out:<br> <br> * <a href="http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-value-of-hobbies.html">The Value of Hobbies</a><br> * <a href="https://www.bls.gov/tus/home.htm">American Time Use Survey</a><br> * <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/comments/3tyi7s/what_are_your_hobbieswhat_do_you_do_for_fun/">FI subreddit discussion: What are your hobbies/what do you do for fun? </a><br> <br> Thank You to Our Partners<br> Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up &amp; easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.<br> Easy to set up &amp; easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.<br> Did I mention it’s free? Why don’t you<a href="http://couplemoneypodcast.com/pc"> give Personal Capital a try today</a>?<br> Music Credit<br> Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/gentleregime">Gentle Regime</a>. I also want to thank <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts/">Lee Rosevere</a> for music in this episode.<br>  <br>  <br>  <br>