The GRS file vault contains a whole host of free resources that I’ve gathered over the years. Some of those resources are from me, but most are from other folks. Everything in the file vault is free and legal to share.
The Money Boss Manifesto
For many, money is a mystery. It’s not the numbers that are complicated — the math behind wealth-building is shockingly simple — but it’s the mental baggage that bogs us down: the psychology, the emotions, the discipline, the peer pressure.
While the majority of Americans struggle with their personal finances, the basics of business are baked into our national subconscious. We all get that in order to survive and thrive, a company has to make money. What most people fail to grasp, however, is that the same concept holds true for household finances.
I want to change that.
If you implement the ideas in this book, you will build wealth. But this is no “get rich quick” scheme. These concepts are time-tested (and math-tested) methods for managing money. They’re the very same techniques that quiet millionaires have been using for generations to accumulate cash and retire early.
I’ve created a PDF version of this guide because I want every Get Rich Slowly reader to have a shared frame of reference. I want us to have a shared vocabulary and a shared understanding of the philosophy behind this site. With this groundwork laid, we can move on to deeper discussions of financial freedom.
GRS Spreadsheets
- Net Worth Calculator (Google Sheets template) – Our net worth calculator gives you a template for calculating your current “score”. How much are you worth?
- Budget Planner (download Excel file) (Google Sheets template)
- Budget Sheet 1.0 (download Excel file)
- Budget Sheet 2.0 (download Excel file)
- Amortization Schedule (download Excel file)
- Compound Magic (download Excel file)
GRS Originals
The Get Rich Slowly file vault contains documents that I’ve created over the years to share with various audiences. These include:
- “The Money Boss Method” is a one-page guide to financial freedom. It’s a quick and dirty summary of what this site is about, describing how you can reach early retirement (or any other goal).
- Here’s a one-page PDF with an exercise meant to help you create your personal mission statement.
- For J.D.’s article on the six stages of financial freedom, he shared an image that summarizes the path from financial dependence to financial abundance. By popular request, we’ve created a PDF version of that roadmap.
- A few years ago, J.D. collaborated with his friend Lisa to create a one-hundred word summary of his philosophy on how to be happy. A lot of people have asked him to provide a PDF version for download, so that’s what he did.
- As well as a handful of older “GRS Originals”, listed below:
- Money Day (2007)
- Guide to Roth IRAs (2008)
- One Page Guide to Personal Finance (2011)
- Balanced Money Formula Handout (2011)
- Building a Better Budget (2011)
- Financial Freedom in Plain English (2016)
- Design a Lower Car Life (2016)
- Money Tasks Checklist (2016)
Public Domain Collection
What other cool stuff can you find in the Get Rich Slowly file vault? Here’s some of what’s currently available.
- A collection of 66 public-domain books about personal finance and self-improvement from ancient Rome to 1926.
- An amazing library of 205 public-domain educational films from the 1930s through the 1960s. Most of these are related to money and/or personal development, but some are just for fun. They’re all interesting artifacts of their era.
- A handful of U.S. government documents and publications related to personal finance. I’d love to expand this section.
Future Additions
I would love to have help with the Get Rich Slowly file vault.
If you know of other free resources that should be added to the GRS file vault, let me know. And if you notice any problems — if you’re unable to access the files — drop me a line. My aim is to make this a fun and useful collection of stuff for people to browse.