By the age of 55, financial coach Cathy Boddy had enough money invested to make work optional, over a decade ahead of state pension age when most people think about being able to stop working. Her journey to financial independence didn’t involve hustling 24/7/365, denying herself all pleasures, inherited wealth, a string of rental properties, or speculative trading in high risk shares and cryptocurrencies.

Cathy myth-busts some of the common misconceptions about what it takes to be a successful investor who builds long term wealth.