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NEW Episode 3751 · Season 1 Oct 29, 2026 · 10 min

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

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com 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." Optimal Finance Daily is a daily personal finance podcast where we narrate the best articles on financial independence, investing, saving money, and money management, read to you by a professional narrator so you can grow your wealth a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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