A successful entrepreneur living in Southern California, Scott Rieckens had built a “dream life”: a happy marriage, a two-year-old daughter, a membership to a boat club, and a BMW in the driveway. But underneath the surface, Scott was creatively stifled, depressed, and overworked trying to help pay for his family’s beach-town lifestyle. Then one day, Scott listened to a podcast interview that changed everything. Five months later, he had quit his job, convinced his family to leave their home, and cut their expenses in half. In his new book, Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early): How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom?, Scott brings readers along as he and his family devote everything to FIRE, a subculture obsessed with maximizing wealth and happiness. Filled with inspiring case studies and powerful advice, Playing with FIRE is one family’s journey to acquire the one thing that money can’t buy: a simpler — and happier — life. We hope you’ll be inspired by this excerpt from the book. 

So, you put your resolve to divorce in a box (yet again) and slogged through another difficult holiday season, the voice in your head saying, “Where do I even start?” It’s a new year. How about a fresh start all the way around? 

Let’s unbox your resolve and pair it with some direction from The Divorce Hacker’s Guide to Untying the Knot: What Every Woman Needs to Know about Finances, Child Custody, Lawyers, and Planning Ahead. Here family law attorney Ann Grant presents the practical information every woman needs to protect herself as she navigates through a divorce. Readers learn how to take back their power and rights concerning finances, home, children, and work life. With compassion, insight, and tough-minded realism, Grant breaks down the divorce process and provides step-by-step assessments and checklists, as well as inspiring stories of successful lives post-divorce. 

Eckhart Tolle’s profound yet simple teachings have helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their lives. 

At the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolution. 

We hope you’ll enjoy this excerpt from his New York Times bestseller The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.