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Age. It is no longer good enough to “go to school, get a good job, and save money for retirement.” It’s time for everyone to become an entrepreneur, at least part time. A career is not enough anymore. In the near future, everyone with a career will also need a side business and a portfolio of investment real estate to maintain a healthy standard of living. The middle class is becoming an endangered species, and job security is disappearing. The average Generation Y or echo boomer will change career paths every four years. Specific career-path skills are less important today than ever; what is more important in the Conceptual Age is to become a generalist, understand general concepts, and be able to put the pieces together. In the Conceptual Age, the creative people, the conceptual people, and the entrepreneurs are becoming the leaders in society. People who can put Money, People, and Deals together will enjoy the greatest freedom in the Conceptual Age, while people who cling to job security, entitlement, and old ideas will have the hardest time of all.

Who This Book Is for

Money People Deal is for those who want to become leaders in the Conceptual Age. It’s a book for people who want to create jobs instead of looking for jobs. This book is for people who want to retire early and retire rich. It’s a book for people who want more freedom of time and place. This book is for people who want to pursue the shortest way to wealth. This book is for parents who want to look after their children and children who want to look after their parents. This book is for people who embrace change. But most of all, this book is for you.

How to Read This Book

Money People Deal is written in three parts. Part 1 is “The Rules of the Game,” and it outlines how the game of Money, People, Deal is played. The first part of this book outlines broad concepts, ideas that must be understood, and rules that must be known to play the game to win.

Part 2, “The Dealmaker, the Mind-Set, and Who You Have to Become,” focuses on the mind-set you must develop and the person who you must