Dan Rainbird is a diesel mechanic, and has been since 17 (first in Essex, now in Cairns).
He's gone from wondering "Am I going to work at a mine site, one week on & one week off, for the rest of my life?" to estimating "I will pay off my house & retire at 40" because he's learned to Fat Fish.
When I met Dan in 2018 and answered "So what do you do?", he turned to me with unforgettable intensity and said, "I'm your man. I'm keen as fuck." He seemed next-level serious, but I was skeptical that he would bring the necessary urgency since he was only 28.
6 years after learning how to pick his own winners & invest his own money, here’s what Dan’s made happen:
He’s upgraded from “paying financial advisors to lose my money for me, pretty much” to investing independently.
He's found, bought, held, and sold *focused* investments that cleared a 1200% return over a 3-year period (outperforming his former financial advisors in a fee-free fashion, by, uh, just a smidge).
He took some profits off the table, buying himself a sabbatical & a house to spend it in (with a manageable mortgage).
He took a stand & left his job, on good terms but on *his* terms, when his employer made demands that went against Dan’s values.
He estimates he’ll pay off his house & move to part-time work within 6 years—and that he’s shaved 25 years off having to work full-time to afford his ideal lifestyle in retirement.
At 28 years old, Dan’s retirement trajectory was “65 or older.” At 34, it is “40 or younger.” He’s bought himself 25 years of freedom (so far) with 8 weeks of training then 6 years of followthrough.
We discuss Dan’s transformation, along with his advice for people looking to get started, in an interview I've just published in The Kingdom of Compound Interest. Go here to check it out.
One last thing on Mr. Rainbird: he’s achieved all of this from 28-34, without a finance background. He stomped through all complacency (and all “But how can I be omnisciently certain that this will work for ME?!” self-sabotage), *only* because he was willing to acknowledge multiple serious problems, ask for help, and follow through.
There’s more that I could say, but what else do you need to know?
You are free or you are not. You are brave or you are not. You are evolving or you’re not. You are removing decades of unnecessary labor from your future or you're not.
Compare your progress to this 34-year-old’s, from 2018 until today, then let me ask you: What, for you, does winning look like? Are you ready to dive in & start celebrating? Or do you “need more time” to "analyze" an expensive, painful, primal problem that's been haunting you for life?
If (and only if) you are absolutely ready to get Dan Rainbird-level serious: Join The Kingdom of Compound Interest, watch Dan’s interview in its entirety, then book a call to speak with me so we can co-author your version of this story.