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Long term readers of this blog will know that I had a horrific birth experience and exhausting first month after the birth of my son.
What I didnโt tell you at the time, was that there was something else incubating as well, and it was happening during all the insomnia, post-partum depression, and excruciating breastfeeding processโฆ
What I didnโt tell you is that for the past 2 years, while raising our son, weโve been working on another baby.
This one doesnโt crap on us, spit up, or require 24/7 attention to prevent self-destruction, but does keeps us up at night, ruminating about sending it out into the world, all alone and defense-less, to get ridiculed with an inch of its life. It was also raised by a whole village, is emotionally draining, messy, but still in our opinion, 100% worth it in the end.
Iโm so excited and proud to announce that weโve written a second book with Penguin Random House and itโs calledโฆ
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Parent Like a Millionaire (Without Being One)!
This book is our heartfelt letter to parents and future parents, because no one works harder than you.
Before becoming parents, we thought we had an idea what it would be like. The endless diaper changing, the sleep deprivation, the constant vigilance. But nothing truly prepares you for parenthood. Nothing prepares you for the relentless sacrifice of giving all of you to this tiny person you love more than your own life.
We could only sympathize but not empathize.
That has changed.
We see you.
They say parenting is like a fulltime job, but I disagree. Jobs let you go home at the end of the day. It ends at some point. Parenting is 24/7 indentured servitude.
We were also frustrated by the sheer volume of books written ON parenting but not FOR parents. Thereโs always another study to read, another expertโs advice to follow, in additional to the ever-growing to-do parental list to make sure your kid(s) turn out to be healthy, happy, and productive members of society.
But what about YOU, the parent?
You matter too. You are a person. You have wants and needs. You deserve a break.
We wrote this book to make parenting easier by hacking your finances so you can buy back your time to spend with your kids. Just like we hacked finances to quit your job to make life easier, weโve learned how to hack finances to put more money in your pocket and make parenting easier.
And now that Iโm a parent and know how hard it is, I desperately wanted to make the lives of other parents easier.
These are the thoughts that keep me going, typing chapters with one hand while pumping breastmilk with the other, trying to survive on 3 hours of sleep. Itโs what kept me going while agonizing over an extra hour of sleep and getting another page written during my sonโs nap-times. Itโs what kept me going while being sick, having to take care of my sick son and husband, and needing to meet a writing deadline. I didnโt stop for anything. In fact, I was at it, less than 4 days after giving birth, because I needed this book to exist and to help other parents and future parents not feel so alone.
Most of the information in this book is brand new and has never been written about on this blog. Here’s a taste of what you’re getting:
- Get luxury baby items for free (or close to it)
- Find your nest, optimize transportation, and hack childcare
- Go on unlimited family vacations
- Give your child a world-class education
- Make the stock market pay for college
Itโs coming out on March 3, 2026 and you can pre-order it here. So if youโre a parent, are thinking about being a parent, or know a parent that needs some help with their finances, check it out.
Keep in mind that your credit card will not be charged until the book is released next year.
The first 50 people to pre-order a copy and e-mail us (firecracker.revolution@gmail.com) with the confirmation e-mail/receipt will get a FREE signed book sticker:
We would love to hear what you think of the cover. Also, if youโre a parent or thinking about becoming a parent, what do you wish youโd known or wish to know about the finances of raising kids? Let me know in the comments below.
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Eeeeeek! So excited for this.
Thanks, Ginger!
Congratulations! I would like to know how to redirect our nine year old mb from screens and constant wishes for things. She does volunteer at a food bank. I am exhausted and in the sandwich generation.
Thanks, TM! I hear you about screens and the “constant asking for things”. My kid does the same thing. Amazing that she volunteers for the food bank though. You should be very proud!
Amazing! Can’t wait to read it! ๐
Thanks, Bruce! Appreciate your support.
Congratulations! How exciting!
Thanks, Rachel! We are very excited to get this project out into the world ๐
Congrats on the new book!
Thanks, Mahnosh!
Is it only available in the US? It takes me to the US Amazon. I assume itโs US centric?
Took me to Amazon.com and then asked me if I wanted to switch to Amazon.ca, so the book is at least available there (quick way to check on amazon is that you can usually change the top level domain (e.g. from .com to .ca or vice versa) in the URL to get to the same product in other countries.
You beat me to it! ๐ Thanks for answering, Adam!
Like Adam said, yes, it’s available outside the US as well. The general link should redirect to your country specific link. Let me know if you run into any issues.
Congrats!! Amazing accomplishment whilst becoming a parent!
Thanks, T! It’s been very rewarding–both the writing and parenting ๐
You sound less retired than working people. Writing deadlines and being emotionally drainedโฆGlad you are doing all the things you love!
Thanks, Lydia! Haha, you’re right. Maybe we are masochists. Absolutely love writing and can’t stop, even though the portfolio makes way more than writing ever does. The retirement police would not be pleased.
I like the cover. Understated yet whimsical.
Thanks, Eric! We tried to keep the art similar style to our first book.
Thrilled to hear about the book!
Thanks, Elizabeth!
Congratulations!
Thanks, Anthony!
I’m so happy for you!
Thanks, Tom!
How much did you make from the first book? How much did you get paid in advance for this one?
Congratulations! While we decided to live a childfree life I canโt wait to get a copy as I am sure there will be learning lessons for everyone in it.
Thanks, Mr. NN! There’s definitely business class ticket hacking lessons that would be useful for you. Appreciate your support, friend!
Congratulations, guys, what an amazing achievement at such a challenging time of your lives!
Iโm now at the other end of the parenting spectrum with teenagers in tow. I still vividly remember the intensity of parenting young children and wondering when it would all end. This phase goes quickly and I would welcome a third book from you in due course discussing how parents pivot to becoming minor acts in their childrenโs lives later on in childhood/early adulthood whilst finding purpose and meaning in our own lives again after the whirlwind of handling young children for so long ๐.
Thanks, Jasmina. Congrats for surviving the early years! Definitely not for the faint of heart.
how can you write a book while having a kid? What time and focus?
Anyway…congrats, talk about a way to make an extra buck
LOL, if you think book publishing is where the money is at, don’t ever become an author. The portfolio makes way more in my sleep without me having to do anything. I write because I love it (and also because I’m a masochist, clearly) and I will never stop.
and they say FIRE works. They had to write a book while breastfeeding to be able to pay the bills! Easy to FIRE this way if you work harder than before.
Feel free not to read it. I definitely did not write the book for you ๐ If you still don’t think FIRE works after countless examples of people who’ve done it (outside of us) then, it’s definitely not for you.
Oh boy, funny like first time parents that knew nothing about any of that 2 yrs ago all of a sudden become specialists in parenting+finances enough to write a book. Anybody can write a book and sound like a specialist nowadays. Sorry but no, I won’t buy it and won’t give you money because this is all it is, money making to you guys. Sorry for being honest
Please don’t buy it. Clearly not a good fit for you.
Congratulations on the book, great to hear your updates. This will be our 6th year of Fire, thanks for your helpful suggestions along the way. We make more money now sitting on the couch than we ever did while working a job. People have asked how we did it and I tell them. Some take advice and some don’t, rejoice in the ones you help.
Thanks, Steve! And so great that you are in your 6th year of FIRE and I’m so happy we were helpful in your FIRE journey ๐
Sorry if you answered this but, will it be available in an audio book?
Hi Scott,
Yes, it will be. We are currently working on it.
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