A Field Guide to Wealth and Purpose in Your Twenties.
Publication date: August 4, 2026. Pre-order your copy now by clicking below:
In the last chapter of his memoir, Norm Macdonald warned us that "The only thing an old man can tell a young man is that it goes fast, real fast, and if you're not careful it's too late. Of course, the young man will never understand this truth."
Norm is right, but since this book is coming out while I'm in the last year of my 20s, my hope is that young people will listen to me. Young Money is a book on opportunity costs. Most specifically, the opportunity costs that come with that transitional period between "youth" and "adulthood."
Your twenties should be an incredibly fun, exciting, adventure-filled decade of life. But they're also filled with stress. Anxiety. Uncertainty. You have no money or skills, the guardrails of higher education are gone, and you are, for the first time, wholly responsible for the outcomes of "your life."
You're supposed to be planting the seeds that you want to compound for decades with a romantic partner and career. But memories compound, too, and what about the memories that you only have a few short years to create before the opportunity disappears? Fun nights out with friends? Taking an impromptu job opportunity across the world? Starting a business on a whim? Learning a new language, or taking up a new sport? With time comes complexity. Responsibility. Commitment. Risk.
It's easy to get so preoccupied with chasing a particular thing, or, worse, reeling in indecisiveness worrying about chasing the wrong particular thing, that your youth goes by before you blink, and so many of the things that you wanted to do once you had a bit more money, stability, or certainty, are no longer available or enjoyable.
Anxiety and uncertainty are the biggest obstacles facing young folks today, and it's my hope that this book can help a few of them navigate this highly-fun-but-equally-uncertain phase of life. (Of course, this book isn't just for the younger folks in the room. While many of the stories in Young Money are reflections from my 20s, opportunity costs and the "stage-specificity of life" tend to be rather timeless topics).
So, anyway, if you've followed along for a while, or if you're new here but you liked this piece, I think you'll like this book, and I'd love nothing more than if you ordered your copy here: