$100M fund manager: You need to spend all of your money before you die

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 2, 2026

Duration

1h 20m

Channel

My First Million

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

*Free guide: how to build wealth (and use it well):* https://clickhubspot.com/ac8r Episode 878: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to Bill Perkins ( https://x.com/bp22 ) about how to die with zero and never have a regret about it. — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (0:55) How Bill made his money (1:55) Price go up or price go down? (3:45) Maximize risk when young (5:15) The 3 edges of the greatest investors (9:15) The name of the game is to stay in the game (10:25) A decade of intensity (12:20) No parties at 85 (13:00) Define your net worth peak (18:15) Shaan reads an email to Bill (19:25) The fear of a wasted life (20:00) Crush your ego (25:45) Set your cookie cutter life on fire (26:10) Reprogramming your brain (30:00) Rewrite for maximum accountability (32:55) Seasons of balance (34:25) Time buckets vs. bucket list (37:15) Plan your year (38:30) What Bill regrets right now (41:05) Don't fuck your future self (42:15) Die With Zero (52:35) Playing the money game for fun (54:05) What Bill spends his money on (1:00:35) Spending $15M on a painting (1:09:05) The art of Sylvester Stallone (1:17:05) Bill's follow-up book — Links:

• Die With Zero - https://diewithzerobook.com/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
• Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., Members FDIC

• I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Bill Perkins

  guest

  Hedge fund manager and commodities/natural-gas derivatives trader, known for the personal-finance philosophy book "Die With Zero" and the $15M "Sugar Shack" painting purchase.

• Shaan Puri

  host

  Co-host of the "My First Million" podcast and entrepreneur/investor who leads many of the show’s interviews and discussions.

• Sam Parr

  host

  Co-host of the "My First Million" podcast and entrepreneur who frequently riffs with Shaan, asks clarifying questions, and reads sponsor segments.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Bill Perkins and Shaan Puri, $100M fund manager: You need to spend all of your money before you die explores bill Perkins on trading edge, time buckets, and dying with zero Bill Perkins explains how he built wealth primarily by trading natural gas derivatives, framing the business less as constant prediction and more like underwriting insurance against price moves.

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