9 to 5 Millionaire

by Leila Hernandez

Want to retire young and retire rich?

What if you weren’t married to a millionaire, or your parents didn’t gift you with a profitable multi-million conglomerate, or don’t have a business of your own?
What if all you have is a 9 to 5 job? Could you still get wealthy and retire rich?

What if you want more out of life than to work hard, then at age 65 retire, too tired, too old, too broke – to start living the life of your dreams?

Is it possible to retire young and happy? Yes, it is! I did it, and so can you!

Years ago, I was working from paycheck to paycheck, and had many bills to pay. I tried investing in the stock market and other business ventures. It didn’t work out and I lost my hard earned money! I decided this wasn’t the life I wanted and started a journey of learning, countless books, seminars, mentoring, trial and error, until I developed a way to simultaneously work my 9 to 5 job and get wealthy at the same time. I call them:

The 4 cornerstones to Millionaire Freedom:

1. The 9 to 5 Millionaire Roadmap: To map where you are financially to where you want to be.
2. The 9 to 5 Millionaire Mindmap: To align your values, beliefs and action.
3. The 9 to 5 Millionaire Virtual Business Owner: Profit from leading companies thru stocks, bonds, funds and other paper assets.
4. The 9 to 5 Millionaire Weekend Property Investor: Weekend Investing in Real Estate to generate passive income.

After practicing these 4 Cornerstones, the day came when I didn't need to work anymore. I graduated from a 9 to 5 job to financial freedom. It was time to pay it forward: “Give a man fish, feed him for a day, Teach a man how to fish, he can feed himself for a lifetime.” That’s why I wrote The 9 to 5 Millionaire Book, for all people who are tied to a 9 to job, whether they are employees or own their business, who wish they were financially free to live the lifestyle they desire, without having to “work” again in their lives.

Hardcover

First published July 2, 2012

About the author

Leila Hernandez is the author of The 9 to 5 Millionaire. She worked across different industries and turned around brands and businesses – and simultaneously learned how to be a weekend property investor and virtual business owner (paper assets) to become financially free.

Leila graduated cum laude from UP Diliman with a Bachelor of Science double degree in Business Administration and Accountancy, passed the CPA board but started a career in marketing. Henceforth, she worked in several industries, from Procter and Gamble (consumer goods), Universal Rightfield DMCI (real estate), Globe (telecommunications) to McDonalds (food retail), where she was responsible for McDonald’s Asia Pacific Product Development and Strategy for 37 countries. She worked across different countries and cultures and held both local and regional leadership positions.

While turning around brands and businesses, Leila built personal assets to become financially free. In 2009, after years of being based in Singapore and Hong Kong, she came home to retire and create a personal legacy by sharing life-changing knowledge and skills to our countrymen, inspired by the saying “Give a man fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man how to fish fish and he can feed himself for a lifetime.”