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Entrepreneur on Fire
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Best Selling Author of Giftology
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Aaron Walker
President, View From The Top
“Vincent Pugliese paints a vivid and accurate picture of a common American
experience: slipping into debt and living a mundane existence without realizing
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accountability, there’s nothing more compelling than a story showing the power
of wise decision-making and perseverance.”
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Author of QBQ!, Outstanding!, and Raising Accountable Kids “This book is a
must read and gripped me from the start! I felt the emotion come through the
pages as Vincent describes his first hand experience, through the eyes of a child,
of seeing how financial hardship impacted his family in a painful and personal
way. Vincent’s story is a how to book for how even the most average person can
excel in life - both personally and professionally. However, Vincent and his story
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their life to achieve measurable and life changing results.”
Derek Champagne
The Artist Evolution
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Author of “The Dad’s Edge” Founder of the Good Dad Project “Bracingly
honest, direct and powerful—here are useful lessons from the trenches.”
Seth Godin
Author, Linchpin
“The majority of people are sleepwalking through life, simply existing in their
day jobs. Vincent reveals another way and another world. You can experience
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Author, Day Job to Dream Job
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Dan Miller
Author and coach, 48 Days
FREELANCE TO FREEDOM
FREELANCE
TO
FREEDOM
The Roadmap for Creating a Side Business to
Achieve Financial, Time and Life Freedom
VINCENT PUGLIESE
NEW YORK
LONDON • NASHVILLE • MELBOURNE • VANCOUVER
FREELANCE TO FREEDOM
The Roadmap for Creating a Side Business to Achieve Financial, Time and Life Freedom
© 2018 Vincent Pugliese
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for
brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
The forewords in this book and the letters that are quoted at the ends of chapters are used with permission.
The stories and examples used in this book are based upon actual experiences. Names, situations and
identifying facts have been altered or generalized and any resemblance to specific individuals is
unintentional.
Published in New York, New York, by Morgan James Publishing. Morgan James is a trademark of Morgan
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ISBN 9781683504566 - paperback
ISBN 9781683504573 - eBook
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017902205
Cover Design by: Vincent Pugliese and Chris Trccani
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DEDICATION
To my incredible, supportive and loving wife,
Elizabeth, and our three creative, thoughtful and
amazing sons, Andrew, Nolan and Dylan - You
are the four people in this world that I want to
make the most proud.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
What Am I Doing With My Life?
PART ONE
Four Years to Freedom
Becoming Weird
Where Do I Go From Here?
A New Start
Seeing The Dream
The Value Of Our Time
The Year of Work
We’re Debt Free!
What Would It Feel Like To Be Financially Free?
PART TWO
The Five Stages of Freelance to Freedom
Phase 1: Escaping The Seeds Of Discontent
What Don’t I Know?
The Secret to Achieving Financial Freedom
Acres of Diamonds
Why Do New Small Businesses Fail?
Does Money Buy Happiness?
Phase II: The Side Hustle
Get Paid For Results, Not Time
Are You An Entrepreneur or Freelancer?
Do I Say Yes To Everything?
Description:Vincent and his wife were stuck in dead end newspaper photography jobs, in debt, stressed, with a baby on the way while making $15 an hour. After winning the highest award in his field, Vincent was offered a 3 percent raise. He knew at that moment he needed a monumental change. One month away from t
