In this era where dollar value signals moral worth, Daniel Fridman
paints a vivid portrait of Americans and Argentinians seeking to
transform themselves into people worthy of millions. Following groups
who practice the advice from financial success bestsellers, Fridman
illustrates how the neoliberal emphasis on responsibility,
individualism, and entrepreneurship binds people together with the ropes
of aspiration.
Freedom from Work delves into a world of financial self-help in which
books, seminars, and board games reject "get rich quick" formulas and
instead suggest to participants that there is something fundamentally
wrong with who they are, and that they must struggle to correct it.
Fridman analyzes three groups who exercise principles from Rich Dad,
Poor Dad by playing the board game Cashflow and investing in
cash-generating assets with the goal of leaving the rat race of
employment. Fridman shows that the global economic transformations of
the last few decades have been accompanied by popular resources that
transform the people trying to survive--and even thrive.