The Millionaire Fastlane
The author lets you download the first three chapters for free.
This book was recommended by YoungMobileGlobal, and so anything that's endorsed by the forum gets automatically considered into my reading list.
This book is written by a self-made millionaire.
First, a little background on the author.
This is a rags-to-riches story. This book is about a man who grew up poor in a single-parent household whose dream was to own a Lamborghini. Through a chance encounter that happened in his childhood, he never gave up on his dream and kept trying to find the path to wealth. He made his first million when he was 31 and retired at 36 if I am correct. Although he admits he could have accomplished this sooner in his 20s if he had the knowledge, it took a while for him to learn the right business skills and mindset. So consider yourself lucky if you're reading this at a young age.
I have to be careful about overhyping a book, but whereas Roosh/Roissy is the red pill for women, this book is the red pill for wealth. It is that good.
The author makes a very strong argument about how the traditional go to college, find a job, work for 50 years life plan is basically flawed and risky.
He explains in his opinion why most business fail and offers a valid solution. (Namely,
need-based entrepreneurship, NOT doing what you "love" or going after your dreams first).
He is blunt in that everyone has dreams and want to have a dream lifestyle where they can do what they love but have to choose between a soul-sucking job or living in near-poverty trying to do what they love. The main hindrance that sets people back from following their dreams or doing what they love is a lack of money.
I'll be honest in that the book starts a bit boring, slow, and general at the beginning, but it really gets pure gold fast past the few opening chapters.
I remember reading
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and although it had few good things, I remember the most profound thing I read in that book was that "Poor people work for money; rich people let their money work for them." It was the first time I became acquainted that you don't have to trade your time for money. The rich live off of passive income from their huge wealth or assets that generate income. This frees their time. All right, if one was wealthy, all one would have to do was live off of the passive income from the assets, but the book never went on how to build those income-generating assets in the first place!
The Millionaire Fastlane does. He also points out the hypocrisy of what he calls the the "gurus" in most books on wealth.
This is no 4-Hour workweek here. The author admits that he spent around 100 hours per week on his business startup. Eventually, he spent 80 hours, then 40 hours, then an hour a week. His business gradually developed to where he was making huge passive income. He later sold his business for millions and retired decades before most people do. Now, he can follow his dreams, do what he loves, and indulge in his passions.
YoungMobileGlobal recommends it. Now I recommend it.