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Andrew Ethan Zeng

Why You Never Have Enough Money | Humble Hustle #019

Published almost 2 years ago • 2 min read

Today’s Newsletter Partnered With CleanMyMac X​

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Never Enough Money


I’ve been reading Morgan Housel’s Psychology of Money and there’s a lesson early in the book worth sharing.

During an island party hosted by a billionaire hedge fund manager, Joseph Heller was told that the host made more money in a single day than Heller earned from his successful novel over its lifetime.

Heller responds, “Yes but I have something he will never have – enough.”

We’re all guilty of chasing money as a success metric, I know I am!

It’s probably the single, most difficult financial skill to have – getting the goalpost to stop moving.

We can never win in the battle of accumulating more wealth, there is no ceiling except for greed.

In May 2021, the world's 10 richest men had 13 total divorces, with Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page being the only two still married to their original spouses.

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It’s an example of extreme wealth equating to unhappiness.

Aspects that made them so successful both financially and professionally have also made the other aspects of their personal lives terrible.

At a certain point, inflating finances become toxic liabilities as Tyler Durden says. No one can have it all, and that should be OK.

Shifting goals away from a monetary sum could be a smart move long-term.
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Must Have Mac Apps


Here are the must have apps for Mac users that I cannot live without and use daily.

One of the apps I’m a big fan of serendipitously reached out and is partnering on this newsletter: CleanMyMac X.

It’s my go-to app when it comes to cleaning your Mac up, saving precious storage space and preventing it from slowing down with age. The Smart Scan feature I use every week and it’s cleaned up GB’s of junk and malware automatically over the years.

You can get 10% off the app here: https://bit.ly/3tp0iF8​

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Wave – 8K Wallpaper Bundle


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You guys seem to absolutely love the Horizon 8K wallpaper I designed, so I’ve been busy designing a full wallpaper bundle in Blender + Lightroom.

I’m pretty proud of this bundle and I’ll be using it in future videos and across all my devices.

​I’m sharing the Wave Wallpaper Bundle here if you’re interested. Let me know what you think!
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Sonos Ray Soundbar


Here’s my full review on the new Sonos Ray Soundbar. I’m seriously impressed that Sonos priced this soundbar at only $279.

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Mastery EOFY Discount


End of financial year is here and for those looking to lower their tax and invest into themselves and their business, you’re in luck.

We’re extending 20% off all our Mastery programs.

Use the discount code “EOFY” during checkout for the 20% discount.

So if you've been thinking of enrolling into our eCommerce & digital marketing courses, now's the time.

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🌾 Link Harvest – a curated list of useful things


​Bitcoin's Price Crash – A relatively unbiased take on the declining crypto market.

​UX Design Trends 2022 – I’ve been doing a lot of design work recently out of interest and for clients I work with and this is an interesting read on current beautiful trends.

​AEZ Rebrand – If you take a look around my socials, you’ll realise we’ve rebranded! A long time coming and let me know what you think of it if you don’t mind.

​New YouTube Gear – I’ve spent probably a little too much on the home office and YouTube tech gear over the last month including the new Sony FX3, A74 and G Master lenses.

​MOFT Cases – Awesome origami-like cases for iPads and iPhones I’ve been hearing about a lot

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