4 Hour Work Week Case Study—Family Escaped the Rat Race for Exotic Tropical Beaches

On the surface this may seem like it is unrelated to our industry, but the post below comes from a former SWAT member. This article talks about how he took his skills and turned it into a successful consulting business.

Was it even possible?

Ever since I read the 4-Hour Work Week, the allure of living in an exotic local while still running my business and raising a family was too much to resist. Here is how we did it.

The test was whether our entire family, two parents and two kids (4 and 13) could live on tropical beaches and exotic islands for the same or less than the cost of living in the United States. Money turned out to be the easy part; the real challenge was making it happen.

Creating freedom

Five years ago, it wasn’t much more than a passing thought—a “what if?” I was working full time as a police detective, a job that doesn’t allow extended travel time. No beaches included.

Read more: http://www.chuckrylant.com/four-hour-work-week/