Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
After 72 years of living, making mistakes, learning lessons, and thinking deeply about what really matters, I decided to write down my rules for life.
Years ago, I wrote down my top values — health, wealth, family, and personal freedom or fun. Recently, I read about a global survey of values and realized how closely my personal list matched what many Americans value today. That reflection led me back to the “rules of life” I wrote in 2024 — and this video was born.
In this video, I share 18 rules that I believe can help build a meaningful life:
1 Know your top values
2 Focus, take action, maximize effort, and respect time
3 Do what works
4 Do the hard things first
5 Avoid stupid places, stupid people, and stupid things
6 Build more skills and relationships
7 Live where your value is rewarded and work/life options are available
8 Be in a good mood and optimistic
9 Enjoy every sandwich
10 Join a support group — your “gang”
11 Exercise daily
12 Invest wisely and early
13 (Possibly my most controversial rule) Have marriage and children early
14 Learn from others’ mistakes
15 Think for yourself & question everything
16 Don’t demonize people for their beliefs
17 God is not dead
18 Follow the Golden Rule
These are not commandments. (okay, one is,LOL) They are not dogma. They are simply my opinions after seven decades of observing life.
I plan on living to 104 — if I stay healthy — because I want to see what happens next. The world is going to get very interesting.
Let me know which rule you agree with — and which one you think I got wrong.
my most popular videos
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Robb Reviews Cool Tools, Food, Gadgets, Books, Movies, and More
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If you like my videos, you can help me by using the Amazon store link I added below. Bookmark my link below, and anytime you visit Amazon in the future and buy anything, Amazon will throw me a few cents and it helps me make more videos at no cost to you. Also, some viewers like to see the stuff I have bought and liked on Amazon in my Amazon store. My Amazon store affiliate links
amazon.com/shop/robbshomemadelife/list/3IDHXEBDQ30FI?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d
Robb MoffettRobb's Homemade Life youtube.com/user/mrhulot101
After 72 years of living, making mistakes, learning lessons, and thinking deeply about what really matters, I decided to write down my rules for life.
Years ago, I wrote down my top values — health, wealth, family, and personal freedom or fun. Recently, I read about a global survey of values and realized how closely my personal list matched what many Americans value today. That reflection led me back to the “rules of life” I wrote in 2024 — and this video was born.
In this video, I share 18 rules that I believe can help build a meaningful life:
1 Know your top values
2 Focus, take action, maximize effort, and respect time
3 Do what works
4 Do the hard things first
5 Avoid stupid places, stupid people, and stupid things
6 Build more skills and relationships
7 Live where your value is rewarded and work/life options are available
8 Be in a good mood and optimistic
9 Enjoy every sandwich
10 Join a support group — your “gang”
11 Exercise daily
12 Invest wisely and early
13 (Possibly my most controversial rule) Have marriage and children early
14 Learn from others’ mistakes
15 Think for yourself & question everything
16 Don’t demonize people for their beliefs
17 God is not dead
18 Follow the Golden Rule
These are not commandments. (okay, one is,LOL) They are not dogma. They are simply my opinions after seven decades of observing life.
I plan on living to 104 — if I stay healthy — because I want to see what happens next. The world is going to get very interesting.
Let me know which rule you agree with — and which one you think I got wrong.
my most popular videos
youtube.com/@RobbsHomemadeLife/videos?view=0&sort=p&shelf_id=1
Robb Reviews Cool Tools, Food, Gadgets, Books, Movies, and More
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Fl7dCpoux67BpGSAmhC9Xyt_BYYssFt
If you like my videos, you can help me by using the Amazon store link I added below. Bookmark my link below, and anytime you visit Amazon in the future and buy anything, Amazon will throw me a few cents and it helps me make more videos at no cost to you. Also, some viewers like to see the stuff I have bought and liked on Amazon in my Amazon store. My Amazon store affiliate links
amazon.com/shop/robbshomemadelife/list/3IDHXEBDQ30FI?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d
Robb MoffettRobb's Homemade Life youtube.com/user/mrhulot101
