Start Thinking Rich: 21 Harsh Truths to Take You from Broke to Financial Freedom (Hardcover)

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Being Poor Sucks 1

Chapter 2 Only Poor People Think the System Is Rigged 11

Chapter 3 You Don’t Want to Become a Millionaire, You Just Want to Spend a Million Dollars 27

Chapter 4 Your Beliefs About Money Are Keeping You Poor 39

Chapter 5 Your Teachers Can’t Teach You How to Get Rich 53

Chapter 6 It’s Not Your Fault if You Were Born Poor, But It Is Your Fault if You Die Poor 65

Chapter 7 You Don’t Deserve More; You’re Getting Paid What You’re Worth 77

Chapter 8 Only Liars Say They Love Their Jobs 89

Chapter 9 Lottery Tickets Are for Lazy People 99

Chapter 10 Get Rid of Your Poor Friends If You Want to Get Rich 109

Chapter 11 Poor People Buy Stuff; Rich People Own Time 121

Chapter 12 Only Broke and Insecure People Flex Luxury Brands 131

Chapter 13 If You Want to Get Rich, Go to College, Get Married, and Buy a House (or Not) 143

Chapter 14 Retirement Is for Dead People 163

Chapter 15 Only Poor People Are Afraid to Ask for Help 173

Chapter 16 Your Political Party Doesn’t Give a Shit About You 185

Chapter 17 Complaining Is for Losers 197

Chapter 18 Get a Roommate, Get on the Bus, Get Sober, Get Bald, And Get a Side Hustle Or Shut Up About Being Broke 215

Chapter 19 People Who Binge Netflix Without A Side Hustle Will Be Broke Forever 229

Chapter 20 You’re Not Allowed to Use Your Credit Card if You Don’t Pay It off Each Month 239

Chapter 21 You’ll Be Poor Forever if You Don’t Start Thinking Rich 249

About the Authors 257

Acknowledgments 261

Appendix 263

References 269

Index 279