From the Publisher
"Dan Sheeks got this feedback from one of his high school students: "I just want someone to tell me what to do and keep it simple. What exactly should I do over the next couple of years, and when should I do it?” Dan's response is the wonderful book First To A Million. I was blown away by the 'FI Freak Checklist,' which is a nearly guaranteed path to success for every person reading this book."
—Brad Barrett, Co-host and co-founder of the ChooseFI Podcast
"Well organized into easy-to-read and reference chapters, the book simplifies a lot of what even adults may find challenging to understand in the world of personal finance... Although this book is geared toward teens, adults of all ages will surely find some truly valuable information in it that they can apply to their daily lives."
—Kristi Elizabeth, Manhattan Book Review
"Money isn't taught in schools, and certainly not how to get financial independence at an early age. I found the book to be a great read for adults, too. It goes beyond the boring stuff of budgeting and digs into what makes you happy and how to think differently about money."
—Scott Alan Turner, Rock Star Financial Planning
Kirkus Reviews
2021-10-13
An infomercial-style book about financial independence options and long-term goals.
Sheeks’ plan for achieving FI includes four useful mechanisms with clear and concise advice on how to earn more, spend less, save robustly, and invest wisely. The formula to reduce the burden of debt and grow wealth also features several short profiles of real young people and describes their experiences. The insights about time and frugality are highlights, and the 4 Percent Rule for savings and other tools encourage helpful reflection. Sheeks discusses how aggressive saving, establishing good credit, and wise investing will help readers obtain FI long before the usual age of retirement. However, with a limited analysis of alternate viewpoints and no mention of broader societal inequities that have an impact on personal opportunities and finance, such as race, sexuality, gender identity, and social class, readers could become wary of this approach. The weak, repetitive writing quickly becomes as tedious as an awkward middle-aged relative trying to sound hip, offering a handful of valuable perspectives that go somewhat against the grain of conventional wisdom about retirement yet delivering the feel of a long-winded sales pitch complete with multiple reminders to post selfies and videos featuring the book on social media.
A mildly informative but incomplete view of financial goal setting. (checklists, resources, notes, glossary) (Nonfiction. 14-18)
