I love the story Jack Bogle, legendary founder of Vanguard, told to open my favourite of his dozen books:
 âAt a party given by a billionaire, Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal, Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge fund manager, had made more money in a single day than Heller had earned from his wildly popular novel Catch-22 over its whole history. Heller responds, âYes, but I have something he will never haveâŠenough.ââ Â
I like the way it reminds us that itâs not money that brings the greatest happiness to life. Thereâs so much more. It reminds us that we donât necessarily need a lot to live onâŠso long as we really appreciate the things around us. (Surrounded by my seven grandkids and the rest of my family at Christmas, I thought, what else do I need?)
Itâs a great word, âenough,â with so many uses. And itâs core to what we do at Retirement Essentials. Weâre helping with the âenoughâ problems. Do I have enough to retire? Will we have enough to last us? And often, Iâve had enough of Centrelink or the super rules? Can you help me work it out? Â
While money isnât the secret to happiness, it helps. And you need enough to live your life.