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Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life
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Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

Written by Bill Perkins

Narrated by Bill Perkins

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A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

A Common-Sense Guide to Living Rich….Instead of Dying Rich

Imagine if by the time you died, you did everything you were told to. You worked hard, saved your money, and looked forward to financial freedom when you retired.
 
The only thing you wasted along the way was…your life.
 
Die with Zero presents a startling new and provocative philosophy as well as practical guide on how to get the most out of your money—and out of your life. It’s intended for those who place lifelong memorable experiences far ahead of simply making and accumulating money for one’s so-called Golden Years.
 
In short, Bill Perkins wants to rescue you from over-saving and under-living. Regardless of your age, Die with Zero will teach you Perkins’ plan for optimizing your life, stage by stage, so you’re fully engaged and enjoying what you’ve worked and saved for.
 
You’ll discover how to maximize your lifetime memorable moments with “experience bucketing,” how to convert your earnings into priceless memories by following your “net worth curve,” and find out how to navigate whether to invest in, or delay, a meaningful adventure based on your “spend curve” and “personal interest rate.”
 
Using his own life experiences as well as the inspiring stories and cautionary tales of others—and drawing on eye-opening insights about time, money, and happiness from psychological science and behavioral finance —Perkins makes a timely, convincing, and contrarian case for living large.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateJul 28, 2020
ISBN9780358310365
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Bill Perkins

Called the “Last Cowboy” of hedge funds by the Wall Street Journal, Bill Perkins is considered one of the most successful energy traders in history. He’s reported to have generated more than $1 billion for his previous firm during a five-year period.   After studying electrical engineering at the University of Iowa, Perkins trained on Wall Street and later moved to Houston, Texas, where he made a fortune as an energy trader.   At the age of 51, Perkins’s professional life includes work as a hedge fund manager with more than $120 million in assets, Hollywood film producer, high-stakes tournament poker player, and the resident “Indiana Jones” for several charities.   Perkins manages this via smartphone on his yacht in the U.S. Virgin Islands, while traveling the world with close friends and family.

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  • 5/5
    One of the best books about living your best life.
  • 5/5
    This is just wanted i wanted to read, great insights which will surely go a long way
  • 5/5
    What a well written book. I connected and rhymed with the examples of the author.
  • 5/5
    This book helped me think deeply about the balance of time, health and money. The answer will be different for everyone but all should reflect on their desired balance. A suggestion would be to read Chapter 6: Balance Your Life. Bill Perkins provides a series of rules for each chapter; my favorite rule" "Don't live your life on autopilot."
  • 5/5
    Definitely challenged my way of thinking which I appreciated!! I enjoyed the authors view on things and it has helped evolve my perspective!! If you’re a big saver, I recommend you read this!! It’ll make you think a little differently.
  • 3/5
    To be honest, I did not follow the author’s advice. I tried to save all the money I could when I was younger so I forgoed taking any trips. I could have been bolder and more adventurous when I was younger.

    Perkins points out lost opportunities for travel and other life experiences because when we were younger, we focused on our jobs and saving money.

    Ideally, I’d like Chris and I to die with $0 in the bank. But I have no idea how long either of us on this earth. I do agree that we should spend some money on travel while the both of us are still healthy and can walk. As the author points out, when we move from go-go to slow go, we won’t have the inclination or incentive to spend money.

    The author does present some financial advice but I think his biggest contribution is making us think about the big picture----balancing our health, wealth and time to enjoy a good life.

    4 people found this helpful