11/03/2026
Where do your hobbies lie on this matrix?!
To be clear, this isn’t supposed to be shaming you for your hobbies. I do things on in all 4 quadrants of this 2x2. It’s all about the frequency...
I’ll use bar hopping as an example. It’s certainly a waste of money, but sometimes wasting your money and enjoying a night out with your friends is worth it. If bar hopping is your primary weekend activity, you should probably think about getting some more productive hobbies.
I’m also not the person to tell you you need to sit there every weekend and journal and meditate to get rich. These are “get rich hobbies” because they make you a better person and don’t cost a lot of money. There are many people out there who get rich doing only “waste your money” hobbies. Those hobbies aren’t the reason they got rich though... they usually got rich in spite of those hobbies, not because of them.
To literally bury the lede here, the point I’m trying to make is “be mindful with your time”, not “you have to spend your time a certain way to get rich.”
What hobbies did I miss?!
- Matt