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Apr 23
19m 12s

71. Hobbies Might Be Your Greatest Wealt...

Devamsha Gunput and Farah Raja
About this episode

There’s so much pressure these days to have a side hustle. Whether it’s content creation, digital businesses or ‘making the most of your time’, it can feel like just working your 9–5 isn’t enough. But is constantly chasing extra income really the answer?

In this week’s episode of Double Life, we explore a different path — one that prioritises joy, purpose and personal growth over monetisation. We chat about the power of hobbies and how they actually shape the kind of mindset that creates long-term financial wellbeing. From learning a language to picking up the piano again, we unpack how doing things just for you can give you more peace, confidence and even better money habits over time.

If you're a firstborn daughter battling hyper-independence, trying to shift from survival to softness, or craving a life that’s rich in more ways than one — this one’s for you.


00:00 Introduction – The pressure to hustle and why we're questioning it
01:54 Why our generation feels the need to do more than just a 9–5
03:37 Are hobbies a substitute for side hustles?
05:20 Making time (and money) for joy – even when hobbies cost
06:52 Shifting from survival mode to doing things just because they feel good
08:57 Budgeting for hobbies like you would investments
10:45 The mindset shift hobbies bring: discipline, patience, purpose
13:49 The invisible link between hobbies and long-term wealth
15:25 Hobbies as a starting point if you’re still figuring things out
17:00 For the multi-passionate girlies – balancing fulfilment and income
18:42 Final thoughts – why purpose doesn’t always have to be profitable


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⁠@farahrajax⁠

⁠@devamsha⁠

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