Kicking Financial Ass

Punch Debt in the Face, Invest for the Future, and Retire Early!

By: Paul Christopher Dumont

Narrated by: Scott Panfil

Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Why wait until 65 to retire when you can start doing what you really want when you are in the prime of your life? Whether your dream is to start your own business, volunteer, or work less, Chris Dumont provides a blueprint to early retirement and the best advice on the stock market to gain control of your finances today.

After listening to this audiobook:

• You will learn how Chris went from being over $50,000 in debt to being debt-free, owning multiples properties, and a six-figure stock portfolio within four years.
• You will be more financially secure. Chris shows you how to pay off all your debts. Once you are debt-free, you can hit your savings goals.
• You will create a budget using an easy-to use-system, with savings and expenses automatically deducted.
• You will not spend hours managing your money. Once you set things up, managing your money will be so simple that you only focus on it once a month.

You will also learn:

• Being happier with less by spending on what makes you happy.
• How much money you need to retire. (Hint: It’s not as much as you think!)
• Car advice on whether you should lease, own, or buy.
• Negotiating salaries and raises and incorporate side hustles to increase your income.
• Common investing mistakes to avoid and easy-to-understand index funds with ETFs.
• Tax-advantaged accounts you should use and why for both Americans and Canadians.
• Real estate advice and whether you should rent or own.
• And much more!

Everything he shows you is...set and forget.

You are covered by your emergency fund when you need it, from accidents to losing your job. Start using the concepts he teaches in this audiobook and retire in comfort in as few as 10 years. Once retired, learn how to stay active and accomplish what you have always wanted.

What are you waiting for? Take control of your future today and start kicking financial ass!

©2019 Paul Christopher Dumont (P)2019 Paul Christopher Dumont

I am not a millennial.

I was given this book for a free an honest review. I am not a millennial, I am planning to finish this book in the near future. it might have something that I can use or learn. but it was very clear at the beginning that their target are millennials.

Solid advice

Don't let the title fool you. I'd say this book is for anyone under 40 and some people over 40. Most of the advice will benefit you as long as you're not close to retirement. There are a few sections that are slanted towards younger people, such as the seemingly long discussion of travel and how to get the most out of it. (I don't know anyone with a family who would stay in a hostel, or who could travel as much as this author suggests millennials should.)

Oddly, in the many, many sections dealing with how to handle debt, student loans were not mentioned. The focus was solely on credit card debt, although car loans and mortgages were briefly mentioned. I found this odd because in the US at least student debt is the largest obstacle to wealth accumulation for a huge number of millennials. Heck, I'm much older than millennials and my student loans are still my biggest problem even now.

Overall, this book gives solid advice and gives clear explanations about some very confusing topics, and would be beneficial to anyone who might be confused or overwhelmed about some aspect of their financial life. There were many suggestions that gave enough info to be immediately actionable given your particular circumstances. Other items I felt left out too much to be actionable, and would require someone to do more research/reading to take the author's advice.