Masters in Business · Wednesday, July 15, 2026
To combat the tendency of financially sophisticated individuals to hoard wealth, Dr. Jordan Grummitt discusses strategies like setting up an explicit 'paycheck' or a 'fun bucket' of money designated for spending. This behavioral approach aims to provide the psychological permission and structure needed for individuals, even those with substantial assets, to actually enjoy their wealth.
“See you take someone with a networth a ten million or eleven million. The idea is to structure their assets in such a way that they feel like they're getting a paycheck every year and they have the freedom to spend that paycheck till it's at zero.”
“A good friend of mine I made the joke. He said, well, I have something called the fun bucket, and I put as much money as I think I can spend every year in the fun bucket, and whatever is left, I either spend it or I have to donate it to a political candidate I hate.”
“And that is the trick he plays on himself to make sure he spends it.”