<prompt> Human: Im 23 years old, and Im nowhere where I want to be financially. This is because of a former lack of understanding of finance. I read rich dad poor dad a year ago as well as some other finance books and they blew my mind. Really simple concepts that seem to escape most people. Im a high school dropout, currently employed as a mechanic making between 8-900 a week. What I want is control over my time. I wake up at 530 6 days a week to get covered in dirt and oil. Can anyone whos built themselves out of employment give me any advice that I might not get in books?  <response>: You might be more interested in rfinancialindependence 