The Geometry of Wealth
by Brian Portnoy
Portnoy on 'funded contentment': defining purpose, setting priorities, and the tactics of money, in a circle, triangle, square. It connects money to meaning with research on happiness and a clear framework, and it is more thoughtful than most finance books about what wealth is for.
Read it if…
you want a framework linking money decisions to a life well lived.
Skip it if…
you want tactics only; the framework comes first.
Three things you will actually use
- Wealth is funded contentment.
- Purpose before priorities before tactics.
- Adaptation erodes the thrill of more; plan for it.
Do this first
Write your definition of enough and what it funds.
Our verdict
Thoughtful framework.
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