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CNN reported on the findings of a recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and the results were shocking. 30.8% of American consumers earning between $100,000 and $149,999 a year were worried about making ends meet in the next six months.
Meanwhile, 32.5% of Americans earning $150,000 or more are also worried about paying their bills. On the flip side, somewhat ironically, only 23% of respondents earning between $70,000 and $99,999 per year have the same worries.
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“Once we have enough money to cover our basic needs, we should be intentional about improving our health, nurturing our social life, and gaining more freedom. There’s no point in having money if we have nobody to share it with, and if we don’t have our health, no amount of money will make us happy,” Dogen said.
“Eat right, work out, make friends, find love, save, and invest!”
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“Additionally, the ideal house combines great views with flat, usable land, which is rare because houses with excellent views are typically on hills with less usable land. As a result, if you can find one of these rare houses today, buy it. It will only become more valuable and rare in the future,” the expert urged.
“As the world becomes more digitized, data and the ability to analyze it will likely become incredibly valuable. Artificial intelligence technologies are already leveraging data to write code, answer questions, and cure diseases,” he said. “Therefore, investing in artificial intelligence through a venture capital fund could be a smart move to gain exposure to this growth sector. These investors seek financial growth opportunities on our behalf, allowing us to benefit from their expertise.”
For more great insights about personal finance, feel free to check out Dogen’s blog ‘Financial Samurai,’ as well as his bestseller ‘How To Engineer Your Layoff.’
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True wealth is freedom. It revolves around abundance, sustainable spending, long-term investments, being able to enjoy life to the fullest with the people we love, and being able to take care of our nearest and dearest. You do not have to earn mind-melting sums of money each year and have billions in the bank to feel rich if you have the flexibility to do what you want and feel purpose in your life.
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But beyond even that, it’s really the depth of our positive relationships and our physical and mental health that are worth the most. All the riches in the world don’t matter if you’re constantly ill, burned out, anxious, exhausted, and find no joy in your day-to-day life. Similarly, no fancy salary, job title, or investment portfolio is worth it if you find yourself socially isolated from your family, friends, and coworkers.
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At the same time, a decades-long study from Harvard found that our deep positive relationships make us more resilient to stress and directly make us happier.
So, if there’s one thing that you take from all of this, it is that it’s worth investing more in your social life than stressing out about overtime, far-off promotions, and stock market charts. Who knows, in the far-off future, we might each have our personal emotional health scores to keep track of!
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Let us know what you think. We genuinely want to hear your thoughts on all of this.
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