Zach is the host of DIY Wealth, a podcasting platform focused on helping people merge financial freedom with a life well lived. He wants to use his experiences to help others engineer a life where they can have enough money to do the things they care about. That seems so simple and so obvious. That is what we should all be working towards, living a life that actually makes us happy. Yet somehow most of society is on another track. We spend so much of our time chasing money as a means to happiness, rather than just doing the things we enjoy. I find that concept fascinating. How is it we could have seemingly gotten things so twisted? 

In this conversation we explored the philosophical and sociological reasons why this might be the case. Is capitalism ultimately to blame? Is it just human nature that we always want more and it was inevitable that we would end up here? Part of the reason seems to be that many of us just don't experience life enough to make a good decision. We get caught up in the grind of life and forget that doing things we love right now is even an option. That is a scary thought when you really think about it. So Zach has chosen to spend his time trying to help people unplug from that grind and obtain true wealth. That means wealth in terms joy, love, happiness, health, etc., not just money.

As we hear with many of the guests on the show, this drive to help others comes from a form of empathy. Zach has been broke and he has also worked his ass off to make 7 figures, but in both cases he was still unhappy with life. He knows what that dissatisfaction feels like and how helpless it can be, so he feels compelled to help others. Understanding this perspective on Zach helped me to appreciate him as much more than just another financial advisor. Sure he does give people financial tools and tips, but the value Zach is trying to create is much deeper and more meaningful. Like so many of us, he wants to do his part to help change the world for the better and he believes this is the best way he can do that.