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The day is April 2nd, a Thursday. A small bar attached to a bowling alley next to the college has Happy Hour until 7 p.m. A young man who would someday be known as the Wealthy Accountant attended Macro-Economics at the college across the way. Class was held on Tuesday and Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A group of students, led by the junior wealthy accountant, ambushed the professor, convincing him to cut breaks short and end class at 6:50 so the group could race to the bar called The Image before Happy Hour ended. It was important to the students to make Happy Hour. The Image had free tacos if you bought a drink and a full meal for the price of one soda was one heck of a deal.

Hey der kind readers, dis is da welty accountant from way up nort der hey where it gets darn cold in da winnertime. Payin all dose heatin bills is a might painful here in Phuket, Weeesconsin, sometimes known as Nowhere, Weeesconsin so extra side income is always welcome.

Mrs. Accountant does her best to contribute to the family budget by cookin and cleanin whenever the work shows up. She is the kindest thing to ever walk God’s green earth and proves it by sending your favorite accountant with a brown bag lunch to work every day to save money.

It didn’t exactly start with Mr. Money Mustache, but the FIRE community solidified around Pete and his work. Pete retired at the ripe old age of 30 and set a new standard in early retirement.

News feeds have a litany of stories of 30-somethings living the good life as they travel abroad. Coupled with the stories of people paying off a gazillion dollars in debt in four and a half minutes and it starts to look easy.

Except it isn’t that easy! It’s actually damn hard. Personal circumstances play a vital role. Where you live, your health and education opportunities determine at least a part of the outcome.

Why is that some people can come from poverty and rise to great levels of financial wealth while others, starting from a higher base, struggle …

In a world where barely half of all marriages survive, my mother and father got married and stayed married. They were faithful to each other from the beginning to the end. The odds were stacked against them every step of the way. Poverty threatened, medical issues with their child they loved so dear. Against all odds my dad never stopped loving his family, especially my mother, his wife.

These are 60 harsh truths I know at 60 I wish I had known at 30.

Last summer I enjoyed a road trip down the spine of America, visiting clients and FIRE meetings along the way. A few months later my credit card had an unauthorized charge.

The most overlooked trick to growing wealth is right before your eyes. You can literally get rich doing anything.