The Wage Slaves Escape Manual

The key to business success is just doing it

If you want to run a successful business, or are thinking of quitting your job for a new life of independence, then start training for a marathon now. Or a Channel Swim, or a triathalon, or a 5k fun run or anything which pushes you physically and challenges you to aim for a long-term goal. [...]

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Are you hiding in your dead zone or living in your purple patch?

Are you hiding in your dead zone or living in your purple patch? If you want to run your own business and make a success as a entrepreneur you need to ask yourself two key questions

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How to dream big and find your freedom

Sometimes when you are stuck in the daily grind it can be hard to envisage a life of financial independence and personal freedom because you feel trapped. But there is a way to free your mind and start identifying what you really want and planning your route to get there.

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Financial wisdom I wish I’d known at 22

I bought my first house at 22, took out a mortgage, made my first investment in shares and started my first job. Here's what I wish someone had told me then

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What Bentley drivers can teach you about happiness

So there we were, sat on the riverbank on the most glorious afternoon of the year so far, just chilling out, having a picnic, watching clouds, enjoying good company. Next to us was a group doing pretty much the same – little tray BBQ from the supermarket, a few beers, idle chat, lying on the [...]

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Why it is better to rent a house than to buy

Housing market bulls will point to the great gains made in house prices over the past five years. That's great if you already had a home, and you bought in the right area. But lots of college leavers can't afford a bedsite, never mind a decent flat, and you could have replicated that kind of capital increase if you had picked the right shares on the stock market.

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Why you might as well forget about retiring

Thinking about retiring at 60? Think again. If you are in your 20s, 30s or 40s now there is practically no chance of an early state pension for you. Whoever wins the General Election today will have the biggest financial headache on their hands. Our national debt is now on an almost unimaginable scale. What actuaries [...]

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Misspent your youth? Trying misspending your adulthood instead

When people talk about their misspent youth is it often with a fond memory of the adventures they enjoyed. It usually involved spending hours with your friends doing something that you really loved – and becoming really good at it. Perhaps your passion was climbing, playing pool, fishing, spending all your school holidays at the [...]

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