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The Millionaire Fastlane
The book in one sentence
DeMarco argues that the conventional route to wealth, a job plus decades of saving, is too slow, and that the faster route is building a business whose income is not tied to your time.
Who it's for
Would-be entrepreneurs frustrated with the “save and wait until 65” message, early-career employees weighing up whether to start something, and founders who want a test for whether their idea can really scale.
The big idea
MJ DeMarco says the book began with a moment from his teenage years: meeting the young owner of a supercar and learning that the owner had made his money from a business, not a job or an inheritance. After years of struggling, DeMarco went on to build and sell an online limousine directory. His conclusion is that there are three financial “roadmaps”, and that only one of them gets most people to real wealth while they are young enough to enjoy it. The book describes his views on wealth; it is not personal financial advice.
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