Die With Zero

Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

By: Bill Perkins

Narrated by: Bill Perkins

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.

A wonderful way to think about life.

Enjoy your experiences—you have a path to take, it is up to you to take it.

Refreshing and necessary

Regardless what you think of these ideas, I believe everyone (especially younger people) will benefit from at least considering Bills ideas.

Good perspective

The narrative focuses on the US population only, and it lacks an international perspective that doesn't necessarily help others. Overall it is a good book for personal finances.

truly impactful

This book has already made a profound impact in my life and will drastically change how I view spend and allocate my finances. thank you Bill for crafting a book that can make a difference in so many lives. I hope more people find this book and I can't wait to see the good does it for so many.

great book!

a bit long and repetitive, but anyone with even a modest net wealth should read.