$100M hedge fund manager: Do not make the mistake of dying rich

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Episode 878: Shaan Puri ( x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Bill Perkins ( x.com/bp22 ) about how to die with zero and never have a regret about it.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(0:55) How Bill made his money

(1:55) Price go up or price go down?

(3:45) Maximize risk when young

(5:15) The 3 edges of the greatest investors

(9:15) The name of the game is to stay in the game

(10:25) A decade of intensity

(12:20) No parties at 85

(13:00) Define your net worth peak

(18:15) Shaan reads an email to Bill

(19:25) The fear of a wasted life

(20:00) Crush your ego

(25:45) Set your cookie cutter life on fire

(26:10) Reprogramming your brain

(30:00) Rewrite for maximum accountability

(32:55) Seasons of balance

(34:25) Time buckets vs. bucket list

(37:15) Plan your year

(38:30) What Bill regrets right now

(41:05) Don't fuck your future self

(42:15) Die With Zero

(52:35) Playing the money game for fun

(54:05) What Bill spends his money on

(1:00:35) Spending $15M on a painting

(1:09:05) The art of Sylvester Stallone

(1:17:05) Bill's follow-up book

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Links:

• Die With Zero - diewithzerobook.com

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