Chef Before Wealth
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A story about Shaan's philosophy on spending money on things that truly matter, exemplified through his decision to hire a personal chef.
"Things that matter - like I hired a personal chef. That's something that really only the truly wealthy typically do. But I was like no, this matters to me. This is the number one want I have. I think it helps me and my family be healthy. We don't have to stress out about making food all the time for our daughter who's really picky and keeps throwing it away and we have to remake dinner.
I said this will improve the quality of my life. I don't care if we can afford it - I'm going to get it and then I'm going to afford it. Because I believe in my ability to go get that money. I will not limit myself in the things that I really care about.
But do I go and spend outside of what I care about or what I have? No, because I also don't want to be owned by those things. Every time we buy something, it now owns you as much as you own it. That bill owns a piece of your time because you have to pay for it. I'm very selective about whether I want this enough that I'm willing to let it own me a little bit."
Shaan Puri
Host of MFM
Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.