Download or read book The Simple Path to Wealth written by Jl Collins and published by Jl Collins LLC. This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the dark, bewildering, trap-infested jungle of misinformation and opaque riddles that is the world of investment, JL Collins is the fatherly wizard on the side of the path, offering a simple map, warm words of encouragement and the tools to forge your way through with confidence. You'll never find a wiser advisor with a bigger heart." -- Malachi Rempen: Filmmaker, cartoonist, author and self-described ruffian This book grew out of a series of letters to my daughter concerning various things-mostly about money and investing-she was not yet quite ready to hear. Since money is the single most powerful tool we have for navigating this complex world we've created, understanding it is critical. "But Dad," she once said, "I know money is important. I just don't want to spend my life thinking about it." This was eye-opening. I love this stuff. But most people have better things to do with their precious time. Bridges to build, diseases to cure, treaties to negotiate, mountains to climb, technologies to create, children to teach, businesses to run. Unfortunately, benign neglect of things financial leaves you open to the charlatans of the financial world. The people who make investing endlessly complex, because if it can be made complex it becomes more profitable for them, more expensive for us, and we are forced into their waiting arms. Here's an important truth: Complex investments exist only to profit those who create and sell them. Not only are they more costly to the investor, they are less effective. The simple approach I created for her and present now to you, is not only easy to understand and implement, it is more powerful than any other. Together we'll explore: Debt: Why you must avoid it and what to do if you have it. The importance of having F-you Money. How to think about money, and the unique way understanding this is key to building your wealth. Where traditional investing advice goes wrong and what actually works. What the stock market really is and how it really works. Why the stock market always goes up and why most people still lose money investing in it. How to invest in a raging bull, or bear, market. Specific investments to implement these strategies. The Wealth Building and Wealth Preservation phases of your investing life and why they are not always tied to your age. How your asset allocation is tied to those phases and how to choose it. How to simplify the sometimes confusing world of 401(k), 403(b), TSP, IRA and Roth accounts. TRFs (Target Retirement Funds), HSAs (Health Savings Accounts) and RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions). What investment firm to use and why the one I recommend is so far superior to the competition. Why you should be very cautious when engaging an investment advisor and whether you need to at all. Why and how you can be conned, and how to avoid becoming prey. Why I don't recommend dollar cost averaging. What financial independence looks like and how to have your money support you. What the 4% rule is and how to use it to safely spend your wealth. The truth behind Social Security. A Case Study on how this all can be implemented in real life. Enjoy the read, and the journey!

Download or read book The Way to Financial Independence written by Pearl Iseabell Roberts and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The way to financial independence is like building a house. You can t build unless you have a solid foundation. You need to have the desire, the determination, and the goals to become self-sufficient. Be confident in yourself and be motivated. Let s name some of the building materials that you will need: education, as much as you can get, and the learning process never stops. As I converse with people, I find myself saying, I didn t know that! While learning how to manage your money, also pay off your debts. Have a budget and saving plan. Be disciplined in spending. Don t be wasteful. Take time to get the best for your buck. Learn how to invest. Know what you are investing in and how it will make you money. Do not do risky investment, and do not gamble and be responsible. Learn everything that you can about finance and save, save, save.

Download or read book Financial Independence Getting to Point X written by John J. Vento and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the ten key issues to achieving your financial goals and how to use them to realize your dream of financial independence From saving to purchase a first car, to putting kids through college to planning for retirement, to preserving your estate for your loved ones, our financial goals change from one stage of life to the next. While those goals and the challenges we face in achieving them may differ, all of them have certain things in common. Saving, budgeting, managing debt, minimizing taxes and living within your means. These are a few of the 10 Key Wealth Management Issues which come into play (to varying degrees) when working toward specific financial goals. But there's one goal for which success relies on all ten keys coming together in perfect harmony: financial independence, also known as "Point X." No matter how you define it—whether it's a retirement income of $25,000 a year, or an estate worth $250 million—your future financial independence requires that you deal effectively with all ten key issues. And now this book shows you how to get it done, along with the guidance of a trusted advisor. Supplies you with a complete roadmap for arriving at "Point X," financial independence with key milestones and important twists and turns clearly defined Identifies the 10 key wealth management issues and offers priceless advice and guidance on negotiating each on your road to financial independence Provides you with both success and failure stories so you can learn from others' real life experiences Provides you with tax planning facts and strategies within the wealth management issues that will show you how to minimize your most significant expense and at the same time maximize your savings on the road to your "Point X"

Download or read book Financial Freedom written by Grant Sabatier and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Bestseller New York Public Library's "Top 10 Think Thrifty Reads of 2023" "This book blew my mind. More importantly, it made financial independence seem achievable. I read Financial Freedom three times, cover-to-cover." —Lifehacker Money is unlimited. Time is not. Become financially independent as fast as possible. In 2010, 24-year old Grant Sabatier woke up to find he had $2.26 in his bank account. Five years later, he had a net worth of over $1.25 million, and CNBC began calling him "the Millennial Millionaire." By age 30, he had reached financial independence. Along the way he uncovered that most of the accepted wisdom about money, work, and retirement is either incorrect, incomplete, or so old-school it's obsolete. Financial Freedom is a step-by-step path to make more money in less time, so you have more time for the things you love. It challenges the accepted narrative of spending decades working a traditional 9 to 5 job, pinching pennies, and finally earning the right to retirement at age 65, and instead offers readers an alternative: forget everything you've ever learned about money so that you can actually live the life you want. Sabatier offers surprising, counter-intuitive advice on topics such as how to: * Create profitable side hustles that you can turn into passive income streams or full-time businesses * Save money without giving up what makes you happy * Negotiate more out of your employer than you thought possible * Travel the world for less * Live for free--or better yet, make money on your living situation * Create a simple, money-making portfolio that only needs minor adjustments * Think creatively--there are so many ways to make money, but we don't see them. But most importantly, Sabatier highlights that, while one's ability to make money is limitless, one's time is not. There's also a limit to how much you can save, but not to how much money you can make. No one should spend precious years working at a job they dislike or worrying about how to make ends meet. Perhaps the biggest surprise: You need less money to "retire" at age 30 than you do at age 65. Financial Freedom is not merely a laundry list of advice to follow to get rich quick--it's a practical roadmap to living life on one's own terms, as soon as possible.

Download or read book Playing with FIRE Financial Independence Retire Early written by Scott Rieckens and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if a happier life was only a few simple choices away? A successful entrepreneur living in Southern California, Scott Rieckens had built a “dream life”: a happy marriage, a two-year-old daughter, a membership to a boat club, and a BMW in the driveway. But underneath the surface, Scott was creatively stifled, depressed, and overworked trying to help pay for his family’s beach-town lifestyle. Then one day, Scott listened to a podcast interview that changed everything. Five months later, he had quit his job, convinced his family to leave their home, and cut their expenses in half. Follow Scott and his family as they devote everything to FIRE (financial independence retire early), a subculture obsessed with maximizing wealth and happiness. Filled with inspiring case studies and powerful advice, Playing with FIRE is one family’s journey to acquire the one thing that money can’t buy: a simpler — and happier — life. Based on the documentary

Download or read book Your Money or Your Life written by Vicki Robin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully revised edition of one of the most influential books ever written on personal finance with more than a million copies sold “The best book on money. Period.” –Grant Sabatier, founder of “Millennial Money,” on CNBC Make It "This is a wonderful book. It can really change your life." -Oprah For more than twenty-five years, Your Money or Your Life has been considered the go-to book for taking back your life by changing your relationship with money. Hundreds of thousands of people have followed this nine-step program, learning to live more deliberately and meaningfully with Vicki Robin’s guidance. This fully revised and updated edition with a foreword by "the Frugal Guru" (New Yorker) Mr. Money Mustache is the ultimate makeover of this bestselling classic, ensuring that its time-tested wisdom applies to people of all ages and covers modern topics like investing in index funds, managing revenue streams like side hustles and freelancing, tracking your finances online, and having difficult conversations about money. Whether you’re just beginning your financial life or heading towards retirement, this book will show you how to: • Get out of debt and develop savings • Save money through mindfulness and good habits, rather than strict budgeting • Declutter your life and live well for less • Invest your savings and begin creating wealth • Save the planet while saving money • …and so much more! "The seminal guide to the new morality of personal money management." -Los Angeles Times

Download or read book How Much Money Do I Need to Retire written by Todd Tresidder and published by Financialmentor.com. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how retirement really works before it's too late... "This book is the best I've seen on how to navigate the retirement savings question." (Forbes) Most so-called "experts" plug your numbers into a retirement formula to tell you how much money you need to retire. Unfortunately, the conventional approach is fundamentally flawed. If you fail to learn how retirement savings truly works, then you'll either underspend and be miserable or overspend and run out of money. How Much Money Do I Need to Retire takes you beyond the scientific facade of modern retirement planning. Author and former hedge fund manager Todd R. Tresidder has helped thousands of people find financial freedom through his website and podcast. Now you too can use his advice to take the guesswork out of your retirement planning. In this book, you'll learn: Why the best way to describe most retirement estimates is garbage-in/garbage-out The five critical assumptions that can destroy your financial security How to reduce the amount you need to retire by as much as $600,000 Three strategies to maximize spending today while protecting for the future How to calculate the amount of money you really need to retire on the first try without software, online calculators, or being a math genius Read this book to know more about your retirement planning than your financial adviser. Tresidder's book contains refreshingly straightforward, easy-to-understand, and concise advice on how to retire wealthy. This missing link of personal finance books will make you sleep easier. No retirement is secure without it. Buy the book today so you can retire with confidence!

Download or read book Yes You Can Achieve Financial Independence written by James E. Stowers and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step by step, Stowers leads readers through his simple, sometimes surprising principles of success and offers the opportunity to get started on one's own strategies for investing. "Superb advice from the ultimate pro".--Malcolm S. Forbes, Jr. Charts.

Download or read book Early Retirement Extreme written by Jacob Lund Fisker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How to retire in your 20s and 30s (without winning the lottery). This book provides a robust strategy that makes it possible to stop working for money in less than a decade."--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book A 9 Step Path to Financial Independence written by Vicki Robin and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for a fundamentally different approach to personal finance. This program helps you transform your relationship with money-whether your goal is to get out of debt, become financially independent or align your financial decisions with your personal values.Your choice: this inexpensive workbook or a free PDF.First and foremost, the PDF version of this entire course is available for free on my website "financinglife-dot-org". (Amazon doesn't allow discrete web links, but you'll find it quickly there.) This paperback version exists for those who prefer a hardcopy to use as a workbook, or to give as a gift.This workbook is organized to be very personal. You need some time, a pencil, and a commitment to get full benefit of this course. You may print specific pages from the PDF version. A paperback version is available from Amazon.com, although we offer this primarily as a convenience if you prefer hardcopy, and so that you can gift a pretty paperback version to a friend or family member on their birthday, holiday, or graduation.What you can expect from this program:The late Joe Dominguez, co-author of the bestseller Your Money or Your Life, spent a decade developing this program for himself. Nearly 40 years later, people's lives are still being enriched by the Financial Integrity Program he helped create. The program enables you to: Get out of debt Spend less Develop savings Learn to base your transactions (the getting, spending, investing and giving of your resources) on your own personal principles Achieve a degree of financial independence that allows you to spend your time doing what is fulfilling for you Rick Van Ness, author of Why Bother With Bonds recently expanded Steps 8 and 9 to reflect the time-proven wisdom that many call the common sense investing principles. These are also recognized as the Bogleheads Investment Philosophy, an endearing term honoring John C. Bogle, lifelong champion for ordinary investors.What's different about the 9-Step Financial Integrity Program?Many books and "step programs" on managing your money are available today. What most of these books have in common is that they assume your financial life functions separately from the rest of your life. The Financial Integrity Program is different. It is a 'whole systems' approach to your life. And it will take you back to basics-the basics of making your spending (and hopefully your saving and investing) of money into a clear mirror of your life values and purpose.The purpose of the Financial Integrity Program is not to sell you anything-a product, a guru, a lifestyle. You don't need any of those to achieve your goals. But you don't need to go it alone, either. By using this proven, comprehensive program of nine steps based on classic financial principles, you can get where you want to go faster than making them up yourself. And it's all free.Is this program what you need? Ask yourself these questions: Are you comfortable with the amount of money you have? Is it enough? Are you spending as much time with family and friends as you would like? Do you come home from your job feeling fulfilled? Do you have time to participate in things you believe are worthwhile? If you were laid off from your job, would you see it as a tragedy or an opportunity? Do you have enough savings to support you through six months of normal living expenses? When you think about your finances, do you feel peaceful and at ease? If you were to die in the next few years, would you be comfortable with your legacy or contribution to your family, your community, the world? Are all the aspects of your life - your job, your possessions, your relationships, your values - integrated? If you answered, 'no' to even one of these, then this 9-Step program can help.

Download or read book A Pathway to Financial Independence for Young Adults written by Drew F. Catanese and published by Author House. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of investing and personal finance can be a very intimidating place. It has a daunting number of components and can seem excessively complex. Because of this, in today's difficult and unpredictable economy Americans of all ages are struggling. But perhaps no demographic currently struggles more with their money than do young adults, many of whom are enormously unprepared to manage their personal finances when they join the workforce. A Pathway to Financial Independence for Young Adults is a great resource designed to help you make sense of your finances. Each chapter is filled with useful advice, clever graphics, and easy-to-understand examples. Unlike traditional financial guides, which can be extremely complicated and tedious to read, this book explains personal finance using clear, practical language with an emphasis on truly understanding how to manage your money. So if you are a young adult and beginning to really think about your finances, this book can help you. If you have credit card debt and want to know how to get out of it, this book can help you. If you do not have much experience with investment or retirement accounts, this book can help you. And most importantly, if you want a logical yet effective text to assist you in planning your financial future in a step-by-step progression, this book can help you. A Pathway to Financial Independence for Young Adults is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how to climb the pathway toward money mastery.

Download or read book Millionaire by Thirty written by Douglas R. Andrew and published by Business Plus. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive, easy to understand and breakthrough guide on how young people can take their limited first income and turn it into a small fortune by the time they turn thirty from an expert financial planner. Most people know that there are 70 million Baby Boomers in America today....but what is less known is that there are approximately 100 million people in America between the ages of 16 and 30. This generation has just entered, or will soon be entering the work force. And they have no idea how to invest, save, or handle their money. Young people today come out of school having had little or no formal education on the basics of money management. Many have large debts from student loans looming over their heads. And many feel confused and powerless when their pricey educations don't translate into high paying jobs. They feel that their $30,000-$40,000 salary is too meager to bother with investing, and they constantly fear that there will be "too much month left at the end of their money." Douglas R. Andrew has shown the parents of this generation a different pathway to financial freedom. Now Doug and his sons, Emron and Aaron - both of whom are in their mid-20s - show the under-30 crowd how they can break from traditional 401k investment plans and instead can find a better way by investing in real estate, budgeting effectively, avoiding unnecessary taxes and using life insurance to create tax-free income. With the principles outlined in Millionaire by Thirty, recent graduates will be earning enough interest on their savings to meet their basic living expenses by the time they're 30. And by the time they're 35, their investments will be earning more money than they are, guaranteeing them a happy, wealthy future.

Download or read book Financial Freedom and the American Dream Five Steps for Financial Independence and Early Retirement written by Justin Boucher and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine for a moment that you could achieve financial freedom and live the American Dream ... What would it mean to you? Retiring early? Freedom to live life the way you want? Work when you want or not? Travel? More time with your family? The resources to explore hobbies and things you have been wanting to do for years? I realize that for many people the idea of true financial freedom may not be believable. This is understandable as a lot of us have grown up with very little education around money and creating wealth. However, as a Certified Financial Planner(R) who has worked with hundreds of people in different stages of life, I am here to tell it is very possible to reach financial freedom. It takes the right mindset and a willingness to follow a few essential principles which I lay out for you in this book. As you read through it you will discover: -Unique and effective methods to significantly reduce or eliminate taxes -Clever ways to create an everlasting portfolio for generations to come so no one in your lineage ever struggles with money again -The secrets for managing debt (including credit card and student loan debt) -How to stretch your dollar further than you ever imagined -How to make sure you never run out of money in retirement -Why investing in yourself first is critical to your financial freedom This is not a get rich scheme or a program of severe budgeting, it is however a very clear and defined path to achieving financial freedom and living the American Dream. Whether you are already on track for reaching your goals, just getting started, or are struggling financially, you can start or dramatically accelerate your journey for achieving your financial dreams today!

Download or read book Winning with Your Money written by Brian Wood and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have struggled with debt and I have lived 'paycheck to paycheck' for most of my adult life-but not anymore. Today, just a few years after adopting these principles, I own quality cars without car payments. I have kids that will grow up and graduate college without cancerous student loan debt. I am saving large sums of money for a wonderful retirement. I am not worried about tomorrow or next month. I sleep very well at night. I am proof that an average person with passion and a commitment to follow the correct plan will win with their money. Do you live paycheck to paycheck? Do you worry about what financial troubles tomorrow may bring? The help you need is in your hands. Tackling tough topics such as what financial independence really means, the idea of proper cash flow, and how to calculate your net worth, author Brian Wood will educate and inspire you to take the steps to gain financial freedom. Using five easy-to-understand principles, you'll be able to see a significant difference in your budget and in your wallet. So what are you waiting for? These five principles are sure to change your life and the way you approach finances in the future.

Download or read book Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom written by Van K. Tharp and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2004-05-22 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commonsense Rules for Financial Freedom--Anyone Can Do It! Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom shows you how to know in 30 seconds whether you should be in or out of the market. The authors show you how great investors avoid mistakes--and win big. With Van Tharp's legendary risk-control techniques, learn how the world's most profitable investors reduce their risk and leave their wealth-generating potential unlimited, and how you can too. You'll learn how to invest wisely--in every type of market, protecting what you earn, and developing sources of regular income to achieve financial independence. Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom provides you with a specific program for freeing yourself from the workplace--forever. Let it show you how to seize control of your financial life by investing in the assets that will provide you with steady income until the day when your investment income surpasses your monthly expenses--and you are, once and for all, financially free.

Download or read book Discovering F I R E written by Daniel Kuhn and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-13 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is F.I.R.E.? Technically, it is an anacronym for Financial Independence/Retire Early. Realistically, it is so much broader and differs from person to person. Learn how F.I.R.E. can work for you. You will define what it means for you and be able to set a plan in motion that works for you and your life. If you aren't sure if you have the mental strength and discipline to achieve your personal goals, this book shows you how to do it. It provides all the information you need to choose your plan and set up your life so that you are able to fulfill the dreams you have. The ability to be financially independent is the goal of most people. They may not all use the same wording, but it is the goal. People want to buy a house, or they want to drive a nice car. People want to do things without having to think about whether they have the money or worry about how they will continue to pay their debts. F.I.R.E. is a lifestyle that promotes the elimination of concerns about money. This book shows you how to apply F.I.R.E. principals to yourself and how to manage your life so that you will be able to accumulate money. In the end, you will have the tools to prioritize your life so that you are meeting your own individual goals and creating the future you want to have.-Get useful and accurate information on F.I.R.E and learn how it can work for you.-Learn the differences between leanF.I.R.E and fatF.I.R.E.-You will find out what to expect while living the F.I.R.E. life.-This book alleviates fears with truths.-Learn how to calculate how much savings you need to achieve Financial Independence.-If you don't know how to invest, this book will lead you in the direction you need to take.-If you've never heard of baristaF.I.R.E. and coastF.I.R.E., the definitions of each are inside the pages of this book.-This is the book you need to make your plan and start taking charge of your financial life today. -If you are interested in freeing yourself of financial concerns, open this book to learn about F.I.R.E. and what you need to do to make it work for you. -When you decide to become a millionaire, this book will show you the way.The road to financial independence has been laid out for you in this book. You will be able to take the principals and learn where to find the information you need to fine-tune a plan that is only for you. The book covers the general concepts and the ways you will want to modify the concepts to suit you and your personal pursuits. Recognizing that no one's path will be the same as anyone else's, you will find the best way to get to the point you set for yourself. Learn the best ways to meet your needs and fulfill your dreams. This may seem like a book for dreamers, but you will soon realize that it is a book for doers. The best part about it, you define your dreams and how they will be fulfilled. Open the pages and set yourself on the path to financial independence and making your dreams a reality.

Download or read book Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom written by Van K. Tharp and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-12-13 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling holy grail of trading information-now brought completely up to date to give traders an edge in the marketplace “Sound trading advice and lots of ideas you can use to develop your own trading methodology.”-Jack Schwager, author of Market Wizards and The New Market Wizards This trading masterpiece has been fully updated to address all the concerns of today's market environment. With substantial new material, this second edition features Tharp's new 17-step trading model. Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom also addresses reward to risk multiples, as well as insightful new interviews with top traders, and features updated examples and charts.