By shifting our focus from the need for a paycheck to using our brains, we can uncover opportunities for making money beyond traditional employment.
Through being resourceful and finding creative ways to make money, we can generate income without physically being present, allowing us to have money work for us and be in control of our own finances.
Deep dives
Working for Free to Unlock Opportunities
The narrator's rich father advises him and his friend, Mike, to stop focusing on the need for a paycheck and instead focus on using their brains. By working for free and being resourceful, their minds will reveal ways to make money beyond what they could earn as employees. They take this advice and spend weeks thinking, talking, and working for free. This mindset shift allows them to notice opportunities they previously overlooked.
Creating a Comic Book Library Business
During their venture, the narrator and Mike stumble upon discarded comic books. They realize they can collect them with permission from a comic book distributor and start a library. They clean out a basement room, hire Mike's sister as a head librarian, and charge neighborhood children ten cents for a two-hour session of unlimited comic book reading. They generate income through the library, paying Mike's sister and making money without physically being present. Eventually, the business is shut down due to a fight, but the experience teaches them the value of having money work for them and being in control of their own finances.
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Work for Free, and You'll See Opportunities Right in Front of You