Man I just got done reading this book... and simply could not make it through man! I don't know if Suit read it as well... but I'm pretty sure NOT... because he would've been WAY WAY ANGRIER if he did! I understand the vision of the author, and how being your own boss, and working less hours is beneficial... but damn he sure goes about it the wrong way! It is not the ONLY way to wealth and success.
Yes sure some people hate that cubicle... and the 9 to 5 grind... but some are working their Dream job in that environment. Just like you cannot force someone to swallow the Red Pill, the author tries to force down the Financial Independence how to be wealthy Pill straight down your Asshole with his book!
The main thing that rubbed me off the wrong way his the apparent contempt he has regular people... and automatically assumes they're unhappy drones! Some of the happiest mofos I've met are the conservative young professional who knows they have a skillset that will lead to work pretty much until they retire... and set aside carefully until they do.
They absolutely love to work! He makes the assumption that pretty much ALL 9 to 5ers are YOLOS, and that if you have to sit in traffic to make a living... then you ain't doing something right. He actually uses sitting in traffic as an argumentation point for his views, and not as the Drive by point that it actually is.
I get that he's trying to motivate the sheep who work the 9 to 5 they absolutely hate... but man o man you have to motivate these peeps first... and dangle a little carrot & cookie in their face BEFORE you tell them why you see them as a failure... and not the other way around!He preaches about Delayed Gratification... yet calls the people who work diligently, while consistently saving a large portions of their income "suckers" who'll waste their life by saving for retirement.
I just had to put the book down for good when he equated the work week as "Prostitution". If the author meant it as a metaphor, satire, or tongue in cheek comment... no big deal... I can take a joke... but then he went on about reiterating that point... regardless of the job you held → Prostitution. Then he went on to mention how long these job would take to yield you 1 Million dollar in compensation, and in savings overall. Where is it written 1 Million is the goal YOU should aim for?
That's when I knew this mofos is out of his mind... and living in his own bubble... and took the time to DELETE IT FROM MY KINDLE LIST!
For anyone looking to get ahead... I feel you'll be way better served by reading the classic Think & Grow Rich, the Magic of thinking Big and my favorite motivation book The Go Getter.
Nonetheless, this mofo is a multimillionaire entrepreneur who can code, and who worked 100+hours per week in the past. His genius cannot be dismissed. Just like someone using RSD High Tempo Club Game... it might work... but it ain't for me! He's an outlier, who's been an outlier for so long that he lost his sense of reality.
My vision is similar to his since I'm in the process of completing my own site at BluH86.com, and later on BluHking.com, but damn I'll never bash the Engineer & Plumber putting in 60H/week, or that Finance old lady who's blissfully happy doing her 8:30 to 4:30! He's talking about Millions like it's nothing! Shit I end up making 6 figures a year... you'll see me dancing Butt naked in these Streetz