At 19, Candy Valentino built a brick-and-mortar service business with no college, no connections, and no money—and it was bringing in millions of dollars before any of her friends had graduated college. In the 24 years since then, she’s built many more businesses in product manufacturing, e-commerce, retail, and real estate investing—all with no formal business training. How? Here’s the secret: not by doing anything extraordinary. Just by doing a lot of ordinary things really well.
Wealth Habits is not a flashy book. It’s a gritty book that will teach you how to do those ordinary things well in order to create, grow, and retain wealth over time. By following the six proven steps Valentino followed in her own ascent to wealth, you can achieve sustainable, extraordinary wealth too.
CANDY VALENTINO is a successful founder, entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. She started her first business at 19 years old with no degree, no corporate background, and no money. She has gone on to build, scale, and exit businesses in a variety of industries in addition to investing in real estate for more than two decades. Leveraging 25 years of actual business and investing experience, Candy is sought after to consult, speak, and train on the topics of wealth creation, business growth, and investing.
Proceeds of each book sold will be donated to charity.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Wealth Habit 1: Growing Your Way to Wealth
Chapter 1: How the BS You Hear Could Be Keeping You Broke
Chapter 2: Four Common Beliefs Keeping You Broke
Chapter 3: 7 Core Commitments to Make to Yourself
Wealth Habit 2: Learning Your Way to Wealth
Chapter 4: The Compounding Dividends of Self-Education
Chapter 5: The Four Critical Lessons We Didn’t Learn in School
Wealth Habit 3: Earning Your Way to More Wealth
Chapter 6: The Secrets to Building Multiple Streams of Income
Chapter 7: The Three Reasons Why Owning a Business Is a Powerful Wealth-Builder
Chapter 8: Calling out the BS in Business—and How to Avoid It
Chapter 9: Yes, You Can Start a Business—Here’s How
Chapter 10: Real-World Business Lessons Revenue Growth
Chapter 11: Become the Ritz-Carlton of Your Industry and Create Cult-like Customers
Wealth Habit 4: Saving Your Way to More Wealth
Chapter 12: It’s Not How Much You Earn, It’s How Much You Keep: How to Give as Little Money as Legally Possible to the IRS
Chapter 13: Three Secret Tax Strategies That Sound Illegal (But Are Totally Legal)
Chapter 14: Trusts Aren’t Just for the Rich Kids Anymore
Chapter 15: The Brinks Truck of Your Finances—Security and Protection
Chapter 16: Retirement
Wealth Habit 5: Investing Your Way to More Wealth
Chapter 17: Real Estate Investing: The Hat Trick of Building Wealth
Chapter 18: Recession Proof Your Life
Wealth Habit 6: Giving Your Way to More Wealth
Chapter 19: Contribution: Where True Wealth Lies
About the Author
Index
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