<h1>Waking Up to Financial Freedom: The Reality of Passive Income</h1>
<p>Wake up. We need to talk.</p>
<p><strong>What time is it?</strong></p>
<p>Noon on a Tuesday.</p>
<p><strong>You're still in bed?</strong></p>
<p>Yeah, I'm not working today.</p>

<h2>Understanding Passive Income</h2>
<p><strong>No, you said you worked on Tuesdays.</strong></p>
<p>No, I said my money works for me on Tuesdays. I live at home with you to cut back on expenses.</p>

<h2>Smart Investments</h2>
<p>Work a few hours on the weekend. I've been putting $500 a month into my Roth IRA.</p>
<p><strong>The account will be worth just under a million by the time I'm 48.</strong></p>

<h2>Planning for Retirement</h2>
<p>I'll most likely retire with a little over $5 million.</p>
<p><strong>Isn't that more than you have from working a 9-to-5 your entire life?</strong></p>
<p>I'm going back to bed. Could you shut the door on the way out?</p>

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