From "The Godfather of FI", a follow-up to his international bestselling personal finance sensation The Simple Path to Wealth ! Pathfinders brings together scores of amazing and insightful real-life stories from real people on the journey to financial independence – providing practical encouragement and inspiration for anyone who wants to join them. Lighting the way in the real world to The Simple Path to Wealth , these are fascinating, heartfelt, often surprising tales: - of struggles overcome and the rewards that followed - of enterprising solutions to unexpected problems - of sacrifices made and the kindness of strangers - of surprisingly simple steps – and the amazing places they can take you and much, much more. Author JL Collins accompanies these readers' stories with reflections on his "rules for the road" – as well as a candid conversation about the journey to financial freedom with his daughter, the inspiration for his original international bestseller. Pathfinders is the ultimate companion for your own journey to financial freedom – and the true and lasting wealth that lies at the end. JL Collins is the international best-selling author of Pathfinders and The Simple Path to Wealth which has over 1.3 million copies sold and became an instant New York Times Bestseller. He launched his eponymous blog, jlcollinsnh.com, in June 2011 and is the founder of the legendary Chautauqua financial independence retreats. His 2018 Talk at Google has received over 1.9 million views and his more recent 2025 interview with Hasan Minhaj has over 1.8 million views. He has appeared on scores of other popular finance shows and podcasts. His first job was selling fly-swatters door to door and picking up empty pop bottles from the side of the road for the 2-cent deposit (at the age of eight). His last was working as a magazine publisher. He has been married to his wife, Jane, for 41 years. Pathfinders is his third book.