Big House Family Hack

Sam Parr shares his experience visiting a wealthy Mormon family, discovering that having a large home serves as a powerful way to bring family together and create meaningful connections. Despite his previous hesitations about owning a big house, he found it creates natural opportunities for quality family time.

Key Points:

• Large homes as a family connection strategy:

  • "It's such a life hack for like being around your family... it's the greatest thing ever"
  • Observed this pattern among "really wealthy families"
  • If you acquire a home big enough for grandkids and everyone's comfortable, they'll want to stay more often
  • Result: "You will spend more time with your family"

• Quality time over luxury:

  • Despite the 15,000 square foot house, they didn't have a private chef
  • "The whole almost the entire weekend was us just sitting around a kitchen table"
  • "We cooked our own meals and just hung out"
  • Sam described it as "the way to live"

• Family values and intentional living:

  • The Mormon family had "explicitly stated values" for everything they did
  • No "bring them down" jokes or teasing among family members
  • When asked about practices like not drinking coffee, they had clear reasoning
  • They were "super intentional about living"
  • Fun was central: "We just want fun to be the center of everything we do"

• Impact on Sam:

  • Called it "the healthiest family dynamic I have never seen anything like this"
  • "It did wear off on me to be honest"
  • Made him want to "hang out with them a whole lot more"
  • Described the experience as "the happiest thing I've ever seen"