Built Wealthy: The Skilled Tradesperson's Complete Guide to Financial Independence

By Dustin Rhodes

Your hands built this country. Now let's build something for you.

You're a skilled tradesperson earning good money - so why does it feel like there's never enough left at the end of the year?

It's not your fault. The entire financial system was designed for someone with a steady paycheck, an HR department, and automatic 401(k) enrollment. That's not you. And the financial playbook written for that person doesn't work for your life.

Built Wealthy is the financial blueprint written specifically for tradespeople. Master budgeting for irregular income, keep more with smarter tax strategy, build real retirement savings, and learn to charge what your work is worth.What's Inside: A 4-account money system designed for variable income - no more feast-or-famine stressTax strategies that save thousands every year (and the self-employment tax traps to avoid)Health, disability & life insurance explained in plain EnglishRetirement accounts for the self-employed - Solo 401(k), SEP IRA, and moreWhat to do when the work dries up - and how to make the most of a good yearHow to price your work to build real wealth, not just cover billsA 90-day action plan to start immediately
Written by a contractor who learned it the hard way.

Dustin Rhodes has been self-employed as a contractor for over two decades. He learned the financial side of working for himself the hard way, and Built Wealthy is the book he wishes had existed when he started.

Whether you're 24 and just starting your apprenticeship or 51 and feeling behind, this book meets you where you are with practical, no-jargon advice you can act on today.

No jargon. No condescension. No false hope. Just the blueprint.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GSJDFTTH
• ISBN13: 9798250629300
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"