120. Hustled Up Book Club: "The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck" by Sarah Knight 📚

We’re back with one of our favorite series — the Hustled Up Book Club! In this episode, we dive into Sarah Knight’s bold and hilarious guide to reclaiming your time, energy, and sanity: "The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck."

This book is equal parts parody (think Marie Kondo but with a sailor’s mouth) and practical playbook for setting boundaries, saying “no” without guilt, and finally freeing yourself from the endless cycle of people-pleasing. If you’ve ever found yourself stretched too thin, attending events you hate, or over-explaining every decision … this one’s for you.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

✨ The F-Bomb Disclaimer – Sarah Knight doesn’t hold back, and neither do we in this episode. Headphones recommended around your littles.

✨ The “F*ck Budget” Method – How we inventory, budget, and conserve our limited supply of F’s — without being jerks.

✨ Personal Policies – From baby showers to trivia nights, we share the “personal policy” boundaries we’re embracing (like no kids at grown-up events).

✨ Delegating F’s – How outsourcing the things that don't require our time or energy help us spend energy where it's required.

✨ People-Pleasing Rehab – We’re flexing our “no” muscle and dropping the urge to over-explain.

Why We Loved It

Sarah Knight’s anti–self-help style is refreshing, relatable, and surprisingly tactical. She gives real-world scripts and strategies that make boundary-setting less scary and way less rude. Her concept of budgeting your F’s is a simple but powerful reminder that time is your most valuable resource — spend it wisely.

Plus, her narration style (if you listen on Audible) is half the magic: thoughtful, soothing, and laugh-out-loud funny.

Takeaways You Can Use Today

• Make an inventory of what you care about — and what you really don’t.

• Replace guilt with intentional kindness: say no, send the gift, and skip the three-hour shower you dread.

• Set personal policies that take the pressure off. (It’s just my policy = end of convo.)

• Remember: You teach people how to treat you. If you’ve trained everyone to expect “yes,” it’s time to retrain them with a few healthy “no’s.”

• Protect your rot days guilt-free. (Yes, rotting in bed with Netflix counts as self-care in your F budget!)