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families, and live their normal lives. That would be

most people. I’d say for the “normal” people except

normal is broke even in America. Becoming
financially independent is rare enough that Dave

Ramsey refers to these people as “weird”. But it is

weird in a good way and a very good place to be.

It is especially written for students and
young people. Young people are blessed with lots

of time, boundless energy, and optimism that life

has the promise of being great. And it does. Having
lots of time is one of the key ingredients to building

wealth. It’s like growing a tree. It takes lots of time

to do that. Building a fortune usually takes plenty
of time too.

It is my hope that this book will inform,

inspire, and perhaps help some to believe that you
can do great things in your life. And better yet, this

book will show how to do that.

These ideas are simple enough for middle
school and high school students to understand. I

know that because I have shared them with

students of that age. And they got it. And they were
glad to learn these ideas. The practical benefits are

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