Please find my suggested resources below. Each of these books, sites, and other resources have helped me select a better path to escape my 9-5 career and start travelling down the path to freedom. Each provides excellent wisdom and tools to succeed and mostly vast amount of inspiration.
Books
An amazingly inspiring book with hundreds of tips on creating a lifestyle of independence from the 9-5. Be careful, you may start reading this book one night and not go to sleep until you are finished… Then read it again!
A great guide to setting a goal of sailing the world and how to get started. A practical set of instructions on how to reduce your expenses and start saving today for your adventures. I read this several years ago and is the heart of my original inspiration.
Discover a new perspective on the truly wealthy and their lifestyles. Today’s millionaires more often drive simple cars and simple lives. Hard work and spending less than they earn is the true focus for these millionaires.
Sites
Mr Money Mustache – My kind of guy. MMM teaches you how live a frugal life and fulfilling life.
Frugalwoods – A inspiring couple who start with almost nothing and build up a wonderful life through frugality and planning.
SV Delos – Join Brian and the crew on their adventures through the Southwest Pacific ocean and beyond.
Other Resources
Mint.com – A wonderful online tool for tracking your financial history and holdings. I really appreciate Mint’s budgeting tools.