The Millionaire Fastlane

MJ DeMarco's personal finance book attacks what he calls the Slowlane: the standard advice to finish school, take a good job, save 10 percent of each paycheck, give up small luxuries, trust savings to the stock market and retire rich at around 65. DeMarco argues that this plan amounts to a gamble on markets no one controls, including housing, stocks and jobs, and that it postpones wealth until old age. In its place he proposes the Fastlane, a quicker road that he says can lead to financial independence while still young. He explains why jobs, 401(k) plans, mutual funds and decades of frugality cannot make a person rich early in life, and why most entrepreneurs fail.

Ali Abdaal included it in his 2021 favourites, calling it a solid guide to building wealth despite its click-bait title, and Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation found it cheesy in places but motivating on what it takes to skip the traditional path.