Episode 077: We live in a world where numbers rule—stacking up wealth, counting dollars, and chasing financial milestones. It's a common pitfall to equate money with happiness, as society frequently portrays financial success as the ultimate goal. While money can bring freedom and opportunity, it also reveals that as powerful as it is, it remains a tool, not a solution to all of life's challenges.

In this episode, Kyle Van Pelt talks with Daniel Crosby, Chief Behavioral Officer at Orion Advisor Solutions, New York Times bestselling author, and the host of the Standard Deviations podcast. Daniel helps individuals and organizations thrive at the intersection of psychology and finance. His book, The Soul of Wealth, explores what wealth really is and provides practical suggestions for how to change your thinking and your actions in small, powerful ways.

Daniel talks with Kyle about money, meaning, and the human side of wealth. Daniel dives deep into the often-overlooked aspects of wealth, the power of conscious spending, and the parallels between health and wealth. 

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"I'm always looking for ways to humanize wealth, budgeting, and investing. Understanding that the way you spend every dollar is a vote for the kind of world you want to live in." ~ Daniel Crosby

"Money is easy to stack. Money is easy to count. Money is easy to quantify. Because it is all those things, we treat it as a proxy for happiness." ~ Daniel Crosby

"The five facets of a meaningful life are fun and leisure, deep work, loving relationships, meaning, and advancement. Money is only exceptional at scratching one of these itches." ~ Daniel Crosby

"The belief that money is a tool that solves every problem is so hard to shake because it is riddled with half-truths. Money can't buy us happiness outright, but it can buy us the absence of misery. Money can't buy us love, but it can buy us chocolate and roses. Money can't buy us purpose, but it can buy us time to reflect on the meaning of life." ~ Daniel Crosby

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