377 Do You Need to Make More or Need Less?

Money solves problems, but it doesn’t buy peace—and the squeeze is real. We get into the cost-of-living crunch, time freedom, and how builders decide between making more or needing less.

Show Notes:
00:00 Money’s weird: easy to make, hard to keep
02:45 Cost of living vs “money buys happiness”
05:07 Is the problem money—or imbalance?
07:13 Personal equity, real-world numbers
11:15 Make more or need less?
11:54 Would zero money stress equal happiness?
13:23 Trips, houses, and what money can’t fix
14:38 If I had cash, here’s what I’d change
16:02 Anxiety about the kids’ future
16:32 Maslow on the jobsite (security vs purpose)
22:02 Life’s more expensive—so where’s your time go?
24:36 System pressure: mortgages then vs now
27:44 Starter homes, rates, and fewer choices
28:37 Debt out of college = treadmill life
31:20 Generational shift and the cost of well-being

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