Stop Trading Hours for Dollars

These books show you how to build income that works while you sleep. Your couch → Your income starts here.

The $100 Startup

The $100 Startup

by Chris Guillebeau

Launch a business with almost nothing. Guillebeau studied 1,500 people who built businesses earning $50K+ from tiny investments. Real stories, real strategies, real results—no MBA required.

Company of One

Company of One

by Paul Jarvis

Stay small, stay free. Why growing bigger isn't always better. Learn how to build a sustainable one-person business that gives you the lifestyle you actually want—not the one investors demand.

Side Hustle

Side Hustle

by Chris Guillebeau

Build a side business in 27 days. A step-by-step plan to create additional income without quitting your day job. Week-by-week actions that turn ideas into actual paying customers.

The 4-Hour Workweek

The 4-Hour Workweek

by Tim Ferriss

Escape the 9-5, live anywhere, join the new rich. Controversial, practical, and proven. Ferriss shows how to automate income, outsource life, and design your ideal lifestyle. The book that launched a movement.

Freelance to Freedom

Freelance to Freedom

by Vincent Pugliese

The roadmap from side gig to full-time freedom. Pugliese went from $0 to six figures as a photographer while working a day job. His blueprint works for any freelance skill—writing, design, consulting, coaching.

Quit Like a Millionaire

Quit Like a Millionaire

by Kristy Shen

No gimmicks, no trust fund, just math. Kristy retired at 31 by rejecting conventional financial wisdom. Learn how to maximize savings, invest smartly, and build enough passive income to quit the rat race for good.

Buy Then Build

Buy Then Build

by Walker Deibel

Why acquire instead of starting from scratch? Most entrepreneurs spend years building what already exists. Deibel shows how to buy profitable small businesses and skip the risky startup phase entirely.