Brian Lee
Jul 09, 2025
I’ve never been a people person, and I lack traditional leadership skills. But what I do have is a relentless drive to solve problems—especially one I believe is urgent: the retirement problem. Too many people spend their lives working toward a future they may never enjoy. Why not retire today?
The conventional path tells us to work for decades, burn out, and then “retire.” But by then, the best years are gone. This mindset is flawed. Retirement shouldn’t be a distant reward—it should be a near-term objective. We should be asking: how can I retire as soon as possible and live with purpose?
When I left Amazon in 2023, I made a commitment to use the money I had saved to figure out how to achieve financial independence. I didn’t want a new job. I wanted a new life. Trading stocks and options became my focus. It wasn’t easy.
I spent $250,000 and endured two years of failure before my portfolio became a reliable, income-generating asset. The process was painful, but it worked. I learned what it takes by studying and experienting daily.
After finding success, I decided to share my strategy with friends so they could also retire early. That mission has since grown. I now want to help anyone—everyone—become financially independent. I want you to get filthy rich. No, I can’t do it today. But I’ve started the journey, and you can too.
My portfolio strategy is completely free. It may be naive in some respects, but that’s the point. I’m opening it up to others—to you—so it can evolve. Let’s improve it together and grow our assets as a collective.
My lifetime goal is to donate $100 million before I die. I also intend to form a real estate syndication group worth at least $200 million. In the short term, I aim to donate $5,000 per month. I’m currently donating about $500 per month. These are not just numbers—they are commitments to reinvest wealth into the world.
Any wealth I build will be returned to society. My children will not inherit it. They must learn, as I did, that hunger teaches contribution. Wealth is not the goal—it is a tool to help others and live meaningfully.
I’m still in the asset-building phase. My portfolio gives me a few years of runway. I maintain an expensive lifestyle and am currently slightly negative in cash flow—but the trajectory is upward. The plan is working.
I want you to be filthy rich—not to impress anyone, but so you can reclaim your time. Spend it with loved ones. Pursue your passion. Stop enriching your boss or padding the profits of banks. You need to become rich. And I want to help.