\u201cThoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms.\u201d\u2014Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1\u00a0 New York Times \u00a0bestseller \u00a0The Happiness Project<\/p>\n
Still in his early thirties, Chris Guillebeau completed a tour of every country on earth and yet he\u2019s never held a \u201creal job\u201d or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back.<\/p>\n
Chris identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and focused on the 50 most intriguing case studies.\u00a0In nearly all cases, people with no special skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized, and were able to restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cThoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms.\u201d\u2014Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1\u00a0 New York Times \u00a0bestseller \u00a0The Happiness Project<\/p>\n
Still in his early thirties, Chris Guillebeau completed a tour of every country on earth and yet he\u2019s never held a \u201creal job\u201d or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back.<\/p>\n
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