Don't Be a Dumba$‪$‬

It’s an unfortunate reality that most teenagers and young adults lack the knowledge or basic understanding of something so necessary for survival, so ingrained in everyday life, that it is often forgotten just how important it is – money. Everyone wants money, yet few know how to make it work for them. Today, only 14 of the 50 US states mandate high school personal finance education. This book aims to even the playing field, ensuring all teens and young adults learn how to manage money and start life with a solid financial foundation.

Co-authored by an Air Force officer and a high school teacher, Don’t Be a Dumba$$ is a persuasive and relatable self-help financial book that uses real-life examples to teach and motivate teenagers and young adults to make smart decisions now through six simple decisions before irreversible, life-lasting damage is done.

So, what’s the secret to becoming a millionaire? Make smart decisions in one’s teens and twenties-in other words, don’t be a dumba$$. Adhering to the book’s six decisions made the authors millionaires at thirty-three. It’s possible for everyone – most importantly, it’s possible for you.

About the Author

Adam Brueggen is an active-duty Air Force officer, husband, father of four, and lucky to be alive after co-authoring this book with his wife. Adam began his investing journey at the young age of twenty with the aspiration to own deer hunting land one day. He co-wrote Don’t Be a Dumba$$ to serve beyond the uniform.

Heather Brueggen is an educator, wife, mother of four, and honestly shocked her marriage survived co-authoring a book with her husband. Recently honored as Fairfax County Public School’s High School Teacher of the Year in Virginia, she enjoys working with America’s future. She co-wrote Don’t be a Dumba$$ to influence young adults beyond the classroom.

What makes Adam and Heather unique and relatable is that they are not investment professionals. Heather majored in secondary education, and Adam majored in electrical engineering. Yet, despite not attending business school or having any formal investment or money management education, Adam and Heather became millionaires within ten years of graduating from college by following the decisions outlined in this book.