The Coffeehouse Investor's Ground Rules

Epilogue

This book evolved from a desire to tell my story. Ultimately, it isn't my story, it is your story. It is about you, and your desire to live a life of wealth and happiness by embracing simple ground rules. You are the one who has taken these ground rules and integrated them into your purpose-driven life. If it wasn't for you, there would be no story – there would be no Coffeehouse Investor.

When we look beyond the mountains of stuff that Wall Street throws our way, our financial needs are simple. “Can I live a meaningful life and still pay my bills?” That is a question many of us have wrestled with at one time or another, even when we are working.

“Can I pay my bills for the next 30 years when I'm not working?” takes on a whole new meaning when we contemplate retirement. Day after day, over the past 20 years, I have connected with Coffeehouse Investors who are retired, who do pay their bills and don't give it a second thought, because they have created a harmony with the way money flows through their lives.

Kudos to them. They achieved this harmony within a retirement system that is broken. It works for some, but not many. The system needs a restart. Someday we will have a system that works for everyone. This new system will allow everyone an opportunity to pay their bills during retirement with the money they save while working. Someday every worker will be offered the option of investing in a personal pension plan, much like the traditional defined benefit pension ...