Need, Want, Like by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus of The Minimalists on Financial Independence

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Episode 3751:

Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus explain how sorting every expense into Needs, Wants and Likes helped them take back control of their lives. They lay out a three-month plan to eliminate Likes, pause Wants and cut Needs by half, showing how lowering your cost of living creates the financial freedom to make big life changes without fear.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.theminimalists.com/want/

Quotes to ponder:

"Many of the things you want can lead to happiness."

"It's an odd double-bind: it turns out you don't really like many of your Likes at all."

"While there isn't a cookiecutter answer for anyone, you can reduce your expenses and live more deliberately."

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