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The Millionaire Dropout: Fire Your Boss. Do What You Love. Reclaim Your Life!
If like millions of others you know deep down that you deserve to do better than where you are today, than this book is for you. Not a book based on old fashion theories or textbook scenarios, The Millionaire Dropout is instead based on tried and tested methods of increasing personal skills, increasing your wealth, improving your life-style and releasing all the personal power that is locked up inside you. Based on the author's firsthand experience of bootstrapping himself out of failure, The Millionaire Dropout is for anyone who wants to learn the secrets for increasing their income and their standard of living. Divided into three sections readers will walk through the stages for taking control of their life, learning how to make more money, and learning how be smart with their successes. Everyone owes it to themselves to invest a little time and effort into increasing their standard of living and releasing the personal power that is locked up inside of us all.
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272 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 2013
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About the author
Vince Stanzione
9 books5 followersVince Stanzione is a UK born self-made multi-millionaire active in telecommunications, publishing and financial trading. Running his first software business from school at the age of 11 and landed his first City Job as a junior in the FX dealing room for Nat West Bank at the age of 16 with few formal qualifications. In 1989 after losing his savings and job in the 1987 stock market crash he set up a Car Phone business and in 1991 he sold his share which made his first fortune.
He then returned to his love of trading and investing and built up a sizeable fortune from trading and Financial Spread Betting. In 1997 he wrote the best-selling book How To Stop Existing & Start Living and the first course on Financial Spread Betting, Making Money From Financial Spread Trading.
He has been featured favourably and quoted in over 200 newspapers, media outlets and websites including CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Marketwatch, Reuters.com, Independent, Sunday Independent, Sunday Express, Observer, Guardian, The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Express, What Investments, Growth Company Investor, New York Times, Bullbearings, City Magazine, Canary Wharf, Institutional Investor China and Shares Magazine.
In 2004 he set up TV Commerce Holdings Plc which was floated on the UK London Stock Exchange AIM market in 2005. He pioneered many interactive television formats using premium rate telephony including The Advert Channel and Your Destiny TV. The company also made numinous teleshopping - infomercials and made TV commercials for Monstermob the leading ringtone and mobile media company.
TV Commerce is now known as Edenville Energy Plc (LSE:EDL) and has secured six prospecting licences in Southern Tanzania covering prospective coal areas. Vince Stanzione remains a significant shareholder and continues to invest in both listed and private companies in the area of betting including Probability Games (LSE:PBTY) which is the leader in for money games such as slots, roulette, poker on mobile phones.
As well as his own investing Vince Stanzione continues to teach and mentor a small group of private individuals to trade and in 2010 held a live trading day in London together with is old time friend and commodities Guru Jim Rogers and Dr Marc Faber.
In 2012 he held a new financial trading event at the Queen Elizabeth conference centre focused on the psychology of trading and called in his old friend and best-selling author Paul McKenna and Professor Richard Wiseman.
His new book The Millionaire Dropout, Fire your boss Do what you love and reclaim your life is published by Wiley where he shares is money making and saving know how. The book is now a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller
He then returned to his love of trading and investing and built up a sizeable fortune from trading and Financial Spread Betting. In 1997 he wrote the best-selling book How To Stop Existing & Start Living and the first course on Financial Spread Betting, Making Money From Financial Spread Trading.
He has been featured favourably and quoted in over 200 newspapers, media outlets and websites including CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Marketwatch, Reuters.com, Independent, Sunday Independent, Sunday Express, Observer, Guardian, The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Express, What Investments, Growth Company Investor, New York Times, Bullbearings, City Magazine, Canary Wharf, Institutional Investor China and Shares Magazine.
In 2004 he set up TV Commerce Holdings Plc which was floated on the UK London Stock Exchange AIM market in 2005. He pioneered many interactive television formats using premium rate telephony including The Advert Channel and Your Destiny TV. The company also made numinous teleshopping - infomercials and made TV commercials for Monstermob the leading ringtone and mobile media company.
TV Commerce is now known as Edenville Energy Plc (LSE:EDL) and has secured six prospecting licences in Southern Tanzania covering prospective coal areas. Vince Stanzione remains a significant shareholder and continues to invest in both listed and private companies in the area of betting including Probability Games (LSE:PBTY) which is the leader in for money games such as slots, roulette, poker on mobile phones.
As well as his own investing Vince Stanzione continues to teach and mentor a small group of private individuals to trade and in 2010 held a live trading day in London together with is old time friend and commodities Guru Jim Rogers and Dr Marc Faber.
In 2012 he held a new financial trading event at the Queen Elizabeth conference centre focused on the psychology of trading and called in his old friend and best-selling author Paul McKenna and Professor Richard Wiseman.
His new book The Millionaire Dropout, Fire your boss Do what you love and reclaim your life is published by Wiley where he shares is money making and saving know how. The book is now a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller
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May 30, 2019
Great book on growing your income saving more money and becoming Free
May 16, 2013
Vince has created an amazing book. Unlike other books of this type which are mostly fluff and has no actionable steps " The Millionaire dropout" has a lot of actionable steps. You can literally read it and start changing your life for the better. Here is a man who bought a Rolex not to show off but to pawn it if he ever fell back to bad times. He has made millions and along the way picked up valuable lessons which YOU can use. I like his down to earth style approach and his story. I learnt a lot of stuff and mainly one thing that I will never forget is putting your 100% into what you do, even if its data entry. Each chapter,each page has something invaluable that only comes from experience and he summarizes everything beautifully. From finding a life partner,to starting your own business there's a better way in which you can do things and Vince tells you exactly how to do that.
April 26, 2014
I received this free with a course I bought from Vince. It's a pretty good guide through the basics of personal development and setting up your own mail-order company. In my view it owes a great deal to the classic The Lazy Man's Way to Riches (my review of which is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...).
He doesn't go into affirmations in quite the level of depth required, but these days I guess you can look that kind of stuff upon the internet. He covers the basics of mail-order fairly well, but you really need to gain some in-depth training before embarking on these sorts of ventures. A cynic might say that this book is a basic level of product designed to get you into Vince's sales funnel so that he can then sell more information products to you. Just saying...
He doesn't go into affirmations in quite the level of depth required, but these days I guess you can look that kind of stuff upon the internet. He covers the basics of mail-order fairly well, but you really need to gain some in-depth training before embarking on these sorts of ventures. A cynic might say that this book is a basic level of product designed to get you into Vince's sales funnel so that he can then sell more information products to you. Just saying...
May 18, 2013
Self-help books are often filled with ways to 'empower' yourself, and similar advice that leaves the reader full of hope... for about 5 minutes before you forget what you've read and feel empty.
Not this book.
This is easy to read (but not patronising) and is laid out in sections that mean you can put it down and pick up again without feeling lost. There was the 80/20 rule here and how it will change your life. Yes, there's some maths and economics - but it's solid advice and well worth the read.
He also tells you how to save money and make the most of what you have.
Stanzione's background is interesting and inspiring, and this book just makes me admire him more.
Definitely recommend - great price too.
Not this book.
This is easy to read (but not patronising) and is laid out in sections that mean you can put it down and pick up again without feeling lost. There was the 80/20 rule here and how it will change your life. Yes, there's some maths and economics - but it's solid advice and well worth the read.
He also tells you how to save money and make the most of what you have.
Stanzione's background is interesting and inspiring, and this book just makes me admire him more.
Definitely recommend - great price too.
April 12, 2018
This book had so many good points. Be prepared to take notes! You could read this book from cover to cover, and start a basic business without ever stepping foot in a college. I think it is a very useful and interesting resource. It gives you all options, from free to expensive.
July 2, 2013
Blech. Started out pretty good, typical confidence builders and whatnot, but suddenly the book was teaching me how to run a mail order business. Not of interest. Won't be finishing this one.
May 29, 2019
*Blinkist*
“The truth is that most people live in their comfort zones. They regard it as both acceptable and normal because they’ve given up on their old dreams. They’ve lost all hope of doing something dazzling and achieving fame and fortune – in other words, they’ve come to terms with the fact that their highest priority is simply getting by. It was this which moved Benjamin Franklin to remark that “most men die at 25, we just don’t bury them until they’re 70.””
This book/Blink gets a middling score because I just was not sold on the “just think positively and visualize your success” advice since more often than not it’s just an easy thing people can do instead of any of the actual hard work to achieve success.
I did appreciate the ideas for setting goals and starting an entrepreneurial side business, though:
“Grab a pen and write down these headings: financial needs like bills that need paying, financial wants like that gold Rolex you’ve always dreamed of having and non-monetary aspirations like becoming a better public speaker. Now put your answers into sentences like these: “My personal goal is…,” “I will benefit from this because…” and “My projected goal will be achieved by...””
“This works best if your targets are positive, so, “I want a $750,000 townhouse” rather than “I need to get out of this terrible apartment,” for example. You should also err on the side of being ambitious. If you’re earning $40,000 right now, aim to bump that up to $100,000, rather than $50,000. But don’t forget to keep things realistic. If you want to leave that old walk-up and move into a beautiful four-story house with a view, you’ll also need enough money coming in to cover it!”
“Lots of the tools to conduct thorough market research are already at your fingertips. Even better? They’re usually free! Here’s a tip to get you started. First off, set up a Google Ads account. Don’t worry about placing your own ads at this point – what you want is the keyword tool, which will tell you what people are searching for on Google.”
“How do you sell information? One way is to package it as a “how-to” manual.
The first step is to hit Amazon or eBay, and see what topics are doing well. Top-selling information categories usually include advice on money, dieting, computing, cosmetics and dating.”
“Once you’ve chosen your subject, you have three options: you can either research and write the manual yourself, hire a freelancer to do it for you or purchase the reprint and resale rights to an existing publication.”
“Next up, you’ll want to use Google Ads to find out how people are searching for your subject. Say you’re producing a manual on effective gambling strategies: you might discover that people are looking up “make money from horse racing.” That’ll tell you which keywords to use in your own ads, which you can then place online and in magazines specializing in your area.
Finally, you’ll need to get hold of a list of people who’ve bought similar products and contact them directly. That’s surprisingly easy – googling “direct mail list brokers” should help you find plenty.”
“Once you’ve produced your manual, you can use the same information to create another product: audio. It’s a great way of reaching out to today’s overloaded and time-poor consumers. For this, you have a couple of choices. You can either record the audio yourself using free podcasting software, or hire a voice-over artist for a couple of hundred dollars. If you get stuck with the tech, remember: you can outsource anything these days!”
“The truth is that most people live in their comfort zones. They regard it as both acceptable and normal because they’ve given up on their old dreams. They’ve lost all hope of doing something dazzling and achieving fame and fortune – in other words, they’ve come to terms with the fact that their highest priority is simply getting by. It was this which moved Benjamin Franklin to remark that “most men die at 25, we just don’t bury them until they’re 70.””
This book/Blink gets a middling score because I just was not sold on the “just think positively and visualize your success” advice since more often than not it’s just an easy thing people can do instead of any of the actual hard work to achieve success.
I did appreciate the ideas for setting goals and starting an entrepreneurial side business, though:
“Grab a pen and write down these headings: financial needs like bills that need paying, financial wants like that gold Rolex you’ve always dreamed of having and non-monetary aspirations like becoming a better public speaker. Now put your answers into sentences like these: “My personal goal is…,” “I will benefit from this because…” and “My projected goal will be achieved by...””
“This works best if your targets are positive, so, “I want a $750,000 townhouse” rather than “I need to get out of this terrible apartment,” for example. You should also err on the side of being ambitious. If you’re earning $40,000 right now, aim to bump that up to $100,000, rather than $50,000. But don’t forget to keep things realistic. If you want to leave that old walk-up and move into a beautiful four-story house with a view, you’ll also need enough money coming in to cover it!”
“Lots of the tools to conduct thorough market research are already at your fingertips. Even better? They’re usually free! Here’s a tip to get you started. First off, set up a Google Ads account. Don’t worry about placing your own ads at this point – what you want is the keyword tool, which will tell you what people are searching for on Google.”
“How do you sell information? One way is to package it as a “how-to” manual.
The first step is to hit Amazon or eBay, and see what topics are doing well. Top-selling information categories usually include advice on money, dieting, computing, cosmetics and dating.”
“Once you’ve chosen your subject, you have three options: you can either research and write the manual yourself, hire a freelancer to do it for you or purchase the reprint and resale rights to an existing publication.”
“Next up, you’ll want to use Google Ads to find out how people are searching for your subject. Say you’re producing a manual on effective gambling strategies: you might discover that people are looking up “make money from horse racing.” That’ll tell you which keywords to use in your own ads, which you can then place online and in magazines specializing in your area.
Finally, you’ll need to get hold of a list of people who’ve bought similar products and contact them directly. That’s surprisingly easy – googling “direct mail list brokers” should help you find plenty.”
“Once you’ve produced your manual, you can use the same information to create another product: audio. It’s a great way of reaching out to today’s overloaded and time-poor consumers. For this, you have a couple of choices. You can either record the audio yourself using free podcasting software, or hire a voice-over artist for a couple of hundred dollars. If you get stuck with the tech, remember: you can outsource anything these days!”
February 23, 2025
Vince Stanzione's "The Millionaire Dropout: Fire Your Boss. Do What You Love. Reclaim Your Life!" is an invigorating journey into the realm of personal and financial freedom, arousing a blend of curiosity and motivation in its audience. From the outset, the book delivers a refreshingly authentic and passionate appeal to readers, inviting them to envision a life beyond the ordinary confines of a conventional nine-to-five job. Stanzione artfully weaves a narrative that simultaneously educates and inspires, urging one to break free from societal norms and explore the limitless potential that lies within.
The core of this book lies in its encouraging and empowering narrative that emphasizes the importance of self-belief and resilience. With an engaging writing style, Stanzione offers practical wisdom and real-world strategies that anyone, regardless of background or current financial status, can implement. The accessible language and relatable anecdotes ensure that readers from all walks of life find a sense of belonging and empowerment within its pages.
Central to "The Millionaire Dropout" is its emphasis on transforming passion into profit. Stanzione masterfully guides readers on how to harness their innate talents and interests to create a fulfilling and profitable career. Instead of merely promoting financial gain, the book delves into the importance of aligning personal values with professional pursuits, fostering a holistic approach to life. The emotional resonance and profound insights it delivers make this book a treasured companion for anyone yearning for a fulfilling career path.
Moreover, Vince Stanzione doesn't shy away from addressing the struggles and setbacks that one may face along the journey. His empathetic and honest approach provides readers with the assurance that while the path to success is not devoid of challenges, perseverance and a positive mindset can overcome any obstacle. This raw relatability makes the narrative even more engaging, ensuring readers remain captivated and encouraged to press forward.
"The Millionaire Dropout" merits a 5 out of 5-star rating due to its remarkable ability to evoke self-reflection, inspire genuine transformation, and equip readers with actionable steps towards reclaiming their lives. Stanzione's passion and dedication shine through, nurturing optimism and ambition in every reader. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking liberation from a mundane existence and yearning to embrace a life filled with passion and purpose.
The core of this book lies in its encouraging and empowering narrative that emphasizes the importance of self-belief and resilience. With an engaging writing style, Stanzione offers practical wisdom and real-world strategies that anyone, regardless of background or current financial status, can implement. The accessible language and relatable anecdotes ensure that readers from all walks of life find a sense of belonging and empowerment within its pages.
Central to "The Millionaire Dropout" is its emphasis on transforming passion into profit. Stanzione masterfully guides readers on how to harness their innate talents and interests to create a fulfilling and profitable career. Instead of merely promoting financial gain, the book delves into the importance of aligning personal values with professional pursuits, fostering a holistic approach to life. The emotional resonance and profound insights it delivers make this book a treasured companion for anyone yearning for a fulfilling career path.
Moreover, Vince Stanzione doesn't shy away from addressing the struggles and setbacks that one may face along the journey. His empathetic and honest approach provides readers with the assurance that while the path to success is not devoid of challenges, perseverance and a positive mindset can overcome any obstacle. This raw relatability makes the narrative even more engaging, ensuring readers remain captivated and encouraged to press forward.
"The Millionaire Dropout" merits a 5 out of 5-star rating due to its remarkable ability to evoke self-reflection, inspire genuine transformation, and equip readers with actionable steps towards reclaiming their lives. Stanzione's passion and dedication shine through, nurturing optimism and ambition in every reader. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking liberation from a mundane existence and yearning to embrace a life filled with passion and purpose.
February 23, 2025
"The Millionaire Dropout: Fire Your Boss. Do What You Love. Reclaim Your Life!" by Vince Stanzione is a compelling, transformative guide that urges readers to challenge traditional thinking about work and personal fulfillment. Stanzione fearlessly tackles the constraints and discontentment that often accompany the conventional 9-to-5 lifestyle. His book serves as a powerful blueprint for those seeking liberation from the mundane, encouraging an energized pursuit of passion and personal achievement.
With vibrant anecdotes and practical insights, Stanzione illustrates the possibilities open to individuals who dare to step off the beaten path. Rather than a mere collection of financial tips, this book is an invigorating manifesto for personal freedom and fulfillment. The author reveals profound understandings of the entrepreneurial spirit, urging readers to take their lives into their own hands and explore limitless potential both financially and emotionally.
One of the book's most captivating elements is its deep emotional resonance. Readers find themselves motivated not just to seek financial success, but to uncover and chase what genuinely excites them. Stanzione's warm and engaging storytelling bridges the gap between abstract concepts of wealth and the real-world applications of pursuing passion with purpose. His encouraging voice and practical wisdom make the journey feel both achievable and exhilarating.
There is also an empowering call to action woven throughout the narrative. As Stanzione shares experiences and realizations, readers are inspired to not only imagine a life beyond traditional employment but to actively pursue this transformation. His methods, while straightforward, provide a multifaceted approach to creating genuine change, emphasizing the power of self-worth, dedication, and clear vision in charting one's path to success.
This work merits a 5 out of 5 star rating because it is more than just a guide; it is a masterclass in rediscovering life’s potential and embracing the courage to make significant changes. Vince Stanzione's ability to blend practical advice with profound inspiration makes him a trusted ally for those who dare to dream bigger and aim higher. His book encapsulates the spirit of entrepreneurship with an emotional resonance that leaves a lasting impact on its readers.
With vibrant anecdotes and practical insights, Stanzione illustrates the possibilities open to individuals who dare to step off the beaten path. Rather than a mere collection of financial tips, this book is an invigorating manifesto for personal freedom and fulfillment. The author reveals profound understandings of the entrepreneurial spirit, urging readers to take their lives into their own hands and explore limitless potential both financially and emotionally.
One of the book's most captivating elements is its deep emotional resonance. Readers find themselves motivated not just to seek financial success, but to uncover and chase what genuinely excites them. Stanzione's warm and engaging storytelling bridges the gap between abstract concepts of wealth and the real-world applications of pursuing passion with purpose. His encouraging voice and practical wisdom make the journey feel both achievable and exhilarating.
There is also an empowering call to action woven throughout the narrative. As Stanzione shares experiences and realizations, readers are inspired to not only imagine a life beyond traditional employment but to actively pursue this transformation. His methods, while straightforward, provide a multifaceted approach to creating genuine change, emphasizing the power of self-worth, dedication, and clear vision in charting one's path to success.
This work merits a 5 out of 5 star rating because it is more than just a guide; it is a masterclass in rediscovering life’s potential and embracing the courage to make significant changes. Vince Stanzione's ability to blend practical advice with profound inspiration makes him a trusted ally for those who dare to dream bigger and aim higher. His book encapsulates the spirit of entrepreneurship with an emotional resonance that leaves a lasting impact on its readers.
May 22, 2018
In this world of technology, things change so fast. This book is about 5 years old, so it understandably has some advice I find outdated. Overall, this book is full of great advice.
I was able to use the table of contents as an easy guide to dive deeper into the topics I’m interested in and speed through the things less applicable to my situation.
It’s broken down into 3 parts - Taking Control of Your Life, Making Money and Saving Money.
He says it’s easier to save money than it is to earn it and I tend to agree with that. Always keep your overhead as low as possible - even when you’re making a lot. Don’t get lazy or complacent.
I was able to use the table of contents as an easy guide to dive deeper into the topics I’m interested in and speed through the things less applicable to my situation.
It’s broken down into 3 parts - Taking Control of Your Life, Making Money and Saving Money.
He says it’s easier to save money than it is to earn it and I tend to agree with that. Always keep your overhead as low as possible - even when you’re making a lot. Don’t get lazy or complacent.
January 11, 2020
Inspiring book strongly advocating entrepreneurship. It breaks down the corporate worklife, and issues around promotions/layoffs/progression etc and highlights how best to take advantage of lingua france globally by starting a business.
"You're often better served by being a second or third person to think of an idea, rather than the first,as both the risks and opportunities will have become clear".
It's also full of perpetual, stoic truths that gives confidence and belief (in yourself, your dreams) as well as practical tips on finance management, like - certain time of the year you should be buying a car to save money.
"You're often better served by being a second or third person to think of an idea, rather than the first,as both the risks and opportunities will have become clear".
It's also full of perpetual, stoic truths that gives confidence and belief (in yourself, your dreams) as well as practical tips on finance management, like - certain time of the year you should be buying a car to save money.
June 21, 2017
This book was interesting, and overall it had a few good points. At times however, I felt as if it consisted of advertisements for this or that website or business, and less practical information I would use that was actually applicable to my life. I did enjoy however how the author Vince focused on running your own business and being an entrepreneur. I just wish he had spent more time on finances and investing. He did give some good advice on bartering however. Like he says in the book, unless you ask you will never know if you can get a discount on something.
February 7, 2020
Amazing book. A lot of inspirations and explanation how the real business works. Totally recommend it.
August 30, 2013
Good read for anyone wanting to get into business for themselves! Full of great tips! The first part of the book is all about determining what you want out of life. Later, it gets into the meat with lots of links and ideas. I ran my own business for years and I used a lot of these techniques! I'm sure I would have made more money had I followed some of these tips! Others, I thought were a little far-fetched, but on the whole, there are enough good ideas here to make it well worth the purchase and read! Recommended!
January 29, 2016
I am very disappointed in this book. The title has nothing at all to do with the content. The author says very little about a lot of things. He tells you to leave your spouse if they don't believe in you and support you, you need to get rid of them. There were no takeaways from this book. I had to keep looking at the title and the description of the book and wonder how could they possibly come up with that!
September 23, 2013
This book is a must read for anyone interested in starting or have a business. It is filled with great helpful resources. It gives you a complete step-by step guide from marketing to finish.
January 13, 2014
Favourite book in 2013. Easy read with many practical tips to lead a more purposeful life.
June 22, 2015
Really got a LOT out of this book. WOW!
July 29, 2017
From my prespective, this book is a very practical book based on author's personal experiences. Lack of focus, discuss too many things too little and some topics are only relevant for US and UK markets. I read the book because of its title which I thought will give me more than basics.
However, if I see it from reverse angle, these simple guidances are easy to follow and perhaps if anyone act on it seriously, he might be a billionaire (as per author's claim, that those have been proven by himself).
What interesting for me, this book is a 'New York Bestseller' book which make me wonder why?
However, if I see it from reverse angle, these simple guidances are easy to follow and perhaps if anyone act on it seriously, he might be a billionaire (as per author's claim, that those have been proven by himself).
What interesting for me, this book is a 'New York Bestseller' book which make me wonder why?
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