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In his national bestseller, Stephen Pollan introduced a radical strategy for managing money in today's unpredictable financial environment. This new volume explores the other side of the equation: earning. Pollan emphasizes that living rich is less about net worth or income and more about freedom. The ultimate form of financial freedom comes from working for yourself, regardless of your boss. He argues that the only barrier to earning enough for your dream life is your relationship with money. By acting rationally rather than emotionally about income, you can discover that money can indeed buy happiness. The four tenets of the philosophy are: **Make Money.** Many believe work isn't solely about earning, but bills tell a different story. **Don't grow, change.** Be prepared to shift your career as conditions evolve. **Take Charge.** In the modern era, being proactive and taking measured risks is essential. **Become a mercenary.** Think independently as a free agent, responsible for your own security and always seeking new opportunities. This volume not only explains Pollan's radical workplace philosophy but also offers a comprehensive A to Z action plan—from "accountants" to "Web sites"—enabling readers to apply these principles to every aspect of their working lives and truly embrace the concept of living rich.

From America's most trusted financial advisor comes a comprehensive guide to a new and utterly sane financial choice. In Die Broke, you'll learn that life is a game where the loser gives his money to Uncle Sam at the end. There are four steps to the process:Quit TodayNo, don't tell your boss to shove it...at least not out loud. But in your head accept that from this day on you're a free agent whose number one workplace priority is your personal bottom line.Pay CashYou should be as conscious of spending as you are of saving. Credit should be a rarely used tool for those few times (buying homes and cars) when paying cash is impossible.Don't RetireYour work life should be a journey up and down hills, rather than a climb up a sheer cliff that ends with a jump into the abyss.Die BrokeIt sounds terrifying, the one intolerable outcome to your financial life. And yet, in truth, dying broke might be your best option for a life without fear: fear of failure and privation now, fear of impoverishment in the long run.

Here are the simple truths that motivate people of any age to find and accept lasting happiness, illustrated with the stories of real people, and illuminated with the observations of spiritual leaders and great philosophers. For more than three decades, attorney, financial consultant, and life coach Stephen M. Pollan has been advising clients and readers on the business of living—everything from home buying and employment contracts to marriage and parenting. He has taught his clients and readers to Die Broke (use assets rather than build up an estate), to stage Second Acts (reinvent their lives), and, most recently, to Fire Your Boss (take charge of their own work lives). Throughout these books, Pollan stresses that attitudes as well as actions are essential to success. Indeed, over the years he realized that the happiest and most successful people he'd met were also those who were the most energetic and exuberant, regardless of their age. By noting these attributes and incorporating them in his own life, Pollan came to understand that our attitudes are not just one element of succeeding at the business of living, they are in fact the foundation of leading a happy life. Attitude is everything. Those attitudes most essential to our deepest satisfaction and happiness reflect what our spiritual leaders and philosophers from every major tradition have taught us. We don't have to look to external forces to validate us and give us self-worth. We already have within us all we need to find fulfillment and lead happy, satisfying lives—lives without regrets. To finally be happy we need to accept responsibility for our own happiness. When we know the secrets are already inside us, all we have to do is start living them. With this book, we can begin now.