The Millionaire Fastlane

by M.J. DeMarco

- The Slowlane has seven dangers, five of which cannot be controlled. ✓- The risk of “lifestyle” is the one risk Slowlaners will try to control. ✓- The Slowlane is predisposed to mediocrity because its mathematical universe is mediocre. ✓- Slowlaners manipulate the “expense” variable because it is the one thing they can control. ✓- Exponential income growth and expense management creates wealth—not just by curtailing expenses. ✓- You can break the Slowlane equation by exploding your intrinsic value via fame or insider corporate management. ✓- Successful Slowlaners not famous or in corporate management end in the middle . . . middle class and middle age. ✓- Slowlane millionaires are stuck in the middle class. ✓- $10 million is the new $1 million. ✓- A millionaire cannot live a millionaire lifestyle without financial discipline. ✓- Lottery winners fall into the millionaire trap and go broke because they attempt to live a “millionaire” lifestyle, not understanding that a few million doesn’t go very far.