From Garage Sale To Financial Freedom In Five Steps [Paperback]

Dirk McFergus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 24, 2008

"From Garage Sale to Financial Freedom in Five Steps" provides a comprehensive guide to creating a work at home business and achieving financial freedom. This treatment of the subject includes personal examples from a successful entrepreneur which provide the reader with insight into the nature of consumerism and how to exploit it to their own benefit. McFergus teaches buying and selling for profit from the ground up. Often humorous and occasionally outrageous, McFergus has written the ultimate "how-to" book for those seeking financial freedom. The world's second oldest profession is given a modern update with secrets and tips unlike any other book on the subject.

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About the Author

Dirk McFergus lives in New Mexico with his wife and their dog, Haley's Comet Blanket Birka Jackson McFergus, picking antiques and collectibles for eventual re-sale. Dirk is Writer-in-Residence at Camp Erickson, a non-working New Mexico ranch, founded by the late Guru, Dion Erickson, where Dirk leads the small cult. He is currently writing his first novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (September 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1440425442
• ISBN-13: 978-1440425448
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #715,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dirk McFergus (1969-) was raised by a pack of wolves near Bonner's Ferry, Idaho. Remarkably, he was adopted by the Blackfeet Indian Tribe in Northeast Montana where he learned to type on a portable Remington typewriter, discarded by a traveling circus. Among his credits are, the first wolf-boy to write a short story set in the galaxy of Gamora V, as well as translating "The Original Book of Whores," from Greek to English. He has been, among other things, a lawyer, a landman, a wood sawyer, and a long con artist. He is currently working on a collection of short stories, and blogging regularly on Highkublog.com where the voices in his head are transcribed.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book, November 15, 2008

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Tina "Tina" (Montreal, Quebec) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Garage Sale To Financial Freedom In Five Steps (Paperback)

This is exactly my type of book.

I would love to live the life that I want and still have some money to live. Yes, I admit, that I am one of those people - who bought into the whole "dream" of work hard and get rewarded at the end, so much of what author McFergus said hit home with me. I particularly liked the line "when I want money, I create it" - I loved that line and its exactly what is standing betwee me and the things I want to do.

In this book, McFergus gives us concrete ways of living the life you want and to get the money that you need (not necessarily that you want) in order to make that life happen.

So much of what I read in this book are things that I have been asking myself for years. What happened to just buying (or making) the stuff that we need? Why do we need 4 tvs and 2 cars? My grandparents managed to live just fine without travelling every few months or without going to the movies every other day. We, as a society spend too much and McFergus calls us on it.

His basic points are:

1- figure out what you NEED;

2- figure out what you want in life;

3- be willing to downsize your way of life;

4- be happy

This is truly a great little gem of a personal financial/inspirational book.

Buy it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of meat., October 27, 2008

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Jesse F. "Jesse F." (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: From Garage Sale To Financial Freedom In Five Steps (Paperback)

Dirk lays out more than five steps to financial freedom. Instead of doing what countless snake oil salesmen have done before him, he lays out an attainable blueprint to freedom. There's a lot of meat in this book. It's a deep read that will have you challenging what you know about your life and role as an obese shove it in your mouth consumer.

It's awesome hearing how Dirk beat the system and its enlightening to know that anyone can do it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't read it you're mssing something!, February 1, 2011

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JamesDavid - See all my reviews

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This review is from: From Garage Sale To Financial Freedom In Five Steps (Paperback)

Not very many pages but the message is huge. I'll bet most people will find this to be edgy and too forthright, but I am here to say; If you're smart you'll read this book. I've given numerous copies to the friends I care about.