119: Vicki Robin — Embracing Enoughness: Vicki Robin on Financial Independence and Sustainable Living

Mindful Money

Vicki Robin is a prolific social innovator, writer, and speaker. She is the co-author with Joe Dominguez of the international best-seller and classic, Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship With Money and Achieving Financial Independence, and author of Blessing the Hands That Feed Us: Lessons from a 10-Mile Diet. She is the co-founder of Conversation Cafes and of the 10-Day Local Food Challenge, and hosts the podcast/YouTube interview series, What Could Possibly Go Right?, inviting cultural scouts to shine a light on what’s emerging as the pandemic, climate, the economy, and polarization unravel the old normal. Currently, she blogs on aging on her Coming of Aging Substack.

In this episode, Vicki discusses her journey with frugality, consciousness in spending, and applying the concept of “enoughness” to financial independence. We explore Vicki’s life experiences, from growing up in Long Island to her time in various roles, including her innovative efforts in promoting sustainable living. She shares her insights on the current economic system, the importance of sufficiency over constant growth, and the evolving cultural awareness surrounding financial independence. We also discuss her reflections on aging, sustainability, and her efforts to adapt her home to address affordable housing challenges.

In this episode:

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:01) - Meet Vicki Robin
• (02:12) - Vicki’s early life and lessons on money
• (04:29) - The journey to writing Your Money or Your Life
• (09:20) - Cultural shifts and financial independence
• (15:32) - Reflections on social change and aging
• (23:52) - Embracing serenity and acceptance
• (26:44) - Resilience and adaptation in times of collapse
• (28:43) - Affordable housing solutions
• (33:50) - Rethinking retirement and work
• (38:42) - Personal reflections and impact of travel

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