Ep 248: Wealth Beyond the Balance Sheet: Rest, Thankfulness & Time

📄 Episode Description

The days after Christmas often bring a rare and beautiful pause—less noise, fewer obligations, and space to breathe. In this special abbreviated episode of The Weekly Wealth Podcast, Certified Financial Planner™ David Chudyk invites listeners to step away from budgets, to-do lists, and financial strategies to reflect on a different kind of wealth.

This episode explores the qualitative side of wealth: rest, gratitude, contentment, and time with the people who matter most. It’s a reminder that true wealth isn’t just what’s on paper—it’s who’s sitting around your table.

⏱️ Episode Highlights

1. Why the week after Christmas is one of the most valuable times of the year
2. Rest as a legitimate and powerful form of wealth
3. Why burnout leads to poor decisions—financial and personal
4. How thankfulness changes our relationship with money
5. Recognizing everyday privileges we often overlook
6. Why time with family is the only asset that isn’t renewable
7. Letting ambition pause—and giving yourself permission to rest
8. A special “permission slip” for contentment heading into the new year

💡 Key Takeaways

1. Rest isn’t laziness—it’s recovery, margin, and fuel for better decisions
2. Money is a tool, not the goal; it’s meant to support a meaningful life
3. Gratitude reduces financial anxiety by shifting focus from scarcity to abundance
4. Time is irreplaceable—money can be earned again, but moments cannot
5. There’s value in recognizing when you already have enough

🎁 Bonus Content: A Permission Slip for the Season

As the year winds down, David shares a powerful reminder:

2026 can be a year of ambition, growth, and big goals—but the rest of this year can be about contentment.

Not complacency—but appreciation.

Not slowing down forever—but resting without guilt.

If you’re listening between Christmas and New Year’s, consider this your permission slip to pause.

🙏 Final Reflection

Wealth isn’t just measured by accounts and statements.

It’s measured by connection, faith, relationships, and peace.

This week, rest. Be thankful. Spend time with the people you love.

There will be plenty of time to focus on the details soon enough.

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