I am not a financial adviser. I’m a single father of two. As any parent knows, having kids will teach you lessons in finances that no economics course ever could (although I do have a business degree). When my wife and I divorced in 2018, it was like a bomb went off. No more help with childcare, no more partner to stay up at night with a sick baby. I knew I had to get my finances in better shape in order to provide for myself and my family.

I knew I wanted to better provide for my children and their future, needing such things as college fund, a home where they had more space and their own rooms.

I interacted with the individuals whose finances trumped mine. I began to see patterns in what makes someone successful and applied them to my own life.

The idea of ways to earn more, leveraging my income, and making my money work for me instead me working for it triggered, and that became my goal. Especially now, I realize how expensive it is to raise children, be single, and pay for day care. Even though as of writing this book, we share the kids fifty-fifty, I still have to take them to day care so I can work.

Not all of the ideas and tips mentioned in this book will work for you. Personally, I’ve implemented a few of the tips written. Each tip is different for each individual, and you have to do what you feel is best for you. What works for me, may not necessarily work for you and vice versa. I hope something in this book will ignite that fire in you to run with it in your life.

Whether it’s to build wealth, add to your retirement, or just put a few more bucks in your pocket, I am sure there’s something in here for you. And, oh yes, I would like to thank our Lord and Savior because without Him none of this would be possible.