Freedom 34: What Dying Taught Me About Time, Purpose, and Starting Over

For readers of This Naked Mind, Can’t Hurt Me, and Quit Like a Millionaire comes a genre defying blend of memoir, self-improvement, and personal finance; A true life story about death, substance abuse, and the FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early). At nineteen, Courtney Mini had failed to graduate high school, struggled with addiction, and spent the previous summer homeless. Then, in the wrong place at the wrong time, he was struck in a hit‑and‑run accident that ended his life.It was the best thing that could have happened to him.After paramedics brought him back, Courtney had to face an unavoidable truth: the life he’d been living wasn’t leading anywhere he wanted to go. Dying gave him a new perspective, and with it, he rebuilt his life from the ground up. Fifteen years later, that shift has led to sobriety, a college education, financial independence, and retirement — all by thirty‑four.Freedom 34 isn’t a how‑to guide or a get‑rich‑quick story. It’s an exploration of how changing what we value can quietly transform our lives and our finances. For anyone questioning their relationship with drugs or alcohol, work, time, or money, this memoir offers a new perspective and a practical way forward. Read more