{"id":21598,"date":"2020-12-24T20:31:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T00:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=21598"},"modified":"2021-01-03T19:18:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T23:18:03","slug":"new-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/new-rich\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Rich: Don&#8217;t Defer Your Dreams for Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Who are the &#8220;New Rich&#8221; according to Tim Ferriss in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/4-hour-work-week-book\/\">The 4-Hour Workweek<\/a><\/em>? What sets the New Rich apart from everyone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Tim Ferriss, there are two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/three-types-of-people\/\">types of people<\/a>. Deferrers work until they retire, and wait until then to live their dreams. The New Rich find ways to make money with less work, giving them more time to live their dreams now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about deferrers vs. the New Rich and how it works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Deferrers vs. the New Rich<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/different-types-of-feedback\/\">two types of people<\/a>, Deferrers (D), and the New Rich (NR). Type D people follow cultural conventions. They work for 30-40 years of their life and then retire. Type NR people reject these norms. Instead, they alternate work and periods of rest. The 4HWW lifestyle is a specific version of the New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-live-a-rich-lifestyle\/\">Rich lifestyle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several differences between Deferrers and the New Rich:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Deferrers want to work for themselves, while the NR want others to work for them.<\/li><li>Deferrers want to work on their schedules, while the New Rich don\u2019t want to do any work they don\u2019t have to.<\/li><li>Deferrers want to retire quickly, while the NR want to have \u201cretirement\u201d periods throughout their whole lives, with the goal of doing exciting things during these times rather than simply not working.<\/li><li>Deferrers want to be able to afford everything they want, while the New Rich want to do and be everything they want. (The New Rich can buy things if they want, but they don\u2019t focus on material items.)<\/li><li>Deferrers want to be the boss, while the NR want to be the owners\u2014this way they can disengage from work.<\/li><li>Deferrers want to make a lot of money to have money, while the New Rich want to make a lot of money so they can use it to do something they want to do.<\/li><li>Deferrers want more of everything, while the NR want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/quality-is-better-than-quantity\/\">quality over quantity<\/a>.<\/li><li>Deferrers want a big payday, while the NR focus on daily payday.<\/li><li>Deferrers want to stop doing things they don\u2019t want to. The New Rich want this too, but they don\u2019t simply want to <em>not <\/em>do things, they want to live their dreams.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Olympic skier Dale Begg-Smith is a member of the NR. When he was thirteen, he started an IT company with his brother to finance his ski training. Sometimes, he had to miss practices to help run the business, but in spite of his imperfect attendance, Begg-Smith was just as good a skier as his teammates. However, because his coach succumbed to the status quo, he forced Begg-Smith to choose between the team and his business. Begg-Smith moved to Australia (their team had a more flexible coach) and kept working at both his business and his skiing. At the next Olympics, he won gold in mogul freestyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are the &#8220;New Rich&#8221; according to Tim Ferriss in The 4-Hour Workweek? What sets the New Rich apart from everyone? According to Tim Ferriss, there are two types of people. Deferrers work until they retire, and wait until then to live their dreams. The New Rich find ways to make money with less work, giving them more time to live their dreams now. 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