"I have enough money to last me the rest of my life… provided I die by the weekend."
Funny, until it hits a little close to home.
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What’s inside the book
This isn't a pep talk and it isn't a sales pitch. It's the honest conversation I'd have with you on the porch if you asked me, "Topper, where do I even begin?"
You won't find a photo of me leaning on a Lamborghini. I don't have one, and I'm not convinced I could get back out of one.
What you will find is a patient, practical look at how to start disconnecting your time from your dollars, built from what you already know. Not freedom from doing anything. Freedom to choose what you're doing.
- The “Tuesday” Trap: Why one of your most valuable skills may not feel like expertise at all, and why you probably just call it “Tuesday.” (Pages 12–14)
- The painful $45,000 mistake I made in Arizona: The warning signs I ignored, the danger of “moving finish lines,” and why hope should never be allowed to do your due diligence. (Pages 58–63)
- The Guitar Builder’s Rule: How to decide what enough looks like, so you don’t accidentally build a business that steals the peace you worked decades to earn. (Pages 24–26)
- How picking up a newspaper in my driveway helped change the next 30 years of my life: And the simple Step Stack approach for moving forward when you have no idea where the whole thing is going. (Pages 70–75)
- Borrow Somebody Else’s Eyes: What to ask a few people who know you well when your mind goes completely blank about what you have to offer. (Pages 44–45)
- What it actually means to disconnect your time from your dollars: Without a secret system, a Lamborghini, or another get-rich-quick internet fairy tale. (Pages 4–5)
- The Carpenter-and-Hammer Rule for Technology: Why email, websites, cameras, and AI are just tools, and why you shouldn’t let the tools intimidate you out of ever beginning. (Page 57)
- The Orange Datsun Principle: Why your character, integrity, and life story may be worth more than any technical skill you could learn. (Pages 78–80)
- The Recliner Reality Check: How to build income-producing assets that can keep working when your body decides it needs a vote. (Pages 66–67)
Hi, I'm Topper. I'm 63, and I'm still figuring it out too.
I've been married to my sweetheart Deb for over 41 years. We raised two wonderful kids, and now we get to enjoy the grandkids. I've performed magic for more than 50 years, built businesses, and worked for a company I love for over two decades.
I'm not a guru or a tech genius. I lost over 260 pounds, and it took me about 15 years, one decision and one day at a time. That taught me most real change happens the same way: small steps, stacked patiently.
I wrote this book for anyone who feels behind, overlooked, or a little intimidated by all the online noise. You don't have to become someone else to build something real.
If you still have dreams, you still have time.
Pull up a chair. Let's figure out what's next together.
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