Own Your Time: 10 Financial Steps to Put Your Family First and Escape the Corporate Grind - Hardcover

Hill, Andy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1394342772 ISBN 13: 9781394342778

Publisher: Wiley, 2026

Synopsis

Step-by-step resource showing couples how to control their money so they can control their time

In Own Your Time: 10 Financial Steps to Put Your Family First and Escape the Corporate Grind, Andy Hill, husband, father of two, and award-winning family finance coach, walks readers through simple yet highly effective steps families can take to achieve family financial independence. Covering the two biggest causes of parental stress, financial anxiety and being overworked, this book features real-life examples of couples who’ve conquered these family financial independence milestones and found better lives for themselves because of it.

The book is broken down into 10 actionable steps that will take couples from overwhelmed to empowered. Topics include:

• Defining the life you want to live
• Investing early and consistently
• Growing the gap between income and expenses
• Inspiring generational wealth for kids
• Finding your three-day workweek (and four-day weekend)
• Maximizing family experiences

Own Your Time: 10 Financial Steps to Put Your Family First and Escape the Corporate Grind is an essential field-tested guide for parents seeking to break free from the constraints of financial stress and instead enjoy the benefits of financial independence.

About this title

About the Author

ANDY HILL is the award-winning family finance coach behind the Marriage Kids and Money platform, which teaches families how to build wealth and happiness at the same time. With over 10 million podcast downloads and video views, Andy’s message of family financial empowerment has resonated with listeners, readers and viewers across the world. His advice has been featured on CNBC, Forbes, Market-Watch, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, and NBC News.

From the Back Cover

Praise for OWN YOUR TIME

“Money is a tool for independence and partnership. In Own Your Time, Andy Hill offers families a modern framework for building wealth, sharing responsibility, and creating generational change.”
―TORI DUNLAP, author of the New York Times bestseller Financial Feminist and host of the Financial Feminist podcast

“Simple, evidence-based investing has the power to transform lives. In Own Your Time, Andy Hill delivers a practical and heartfelt roadmap for families to achieve financial independence―not just to grow wealth, but to reclaim their most precious asset: time.”
―PAUL MERRIMAN, founder of Merriman Wealth Management and The Merriman Financial Education Foundation

“Most of us think of retirement as a cliff, one day you’re working, the next day you’re not. Andy Hill shows there’s a middle path. Own Your Time is a practical framework for scaling back, finding balance, and enjoying life now.”
―PAULA PANT, host of the Afford Anything podcast

“Andy Hill’s Own Your Time is a precious gift to all who seek clarity and meaning in their financial lives. The author identifies crucial priorities, then guides the reader gently toward satisfying solutions to their financial dilemmas. His advice is sound, sage, and timeless. A book which should be read and reread for maximum impact.”
―WILLIAM P. BENGEN, author of A Richer Retirement: Supercharing the 4% Rule to Spend More and Enjoy More

“We often mistake success at work for success in life, but Andy Hill’s Own Your Time reminds us that money and professional accomplishments should be means to a greater purpose. This book is a practical guide for designing a life focused on what matters most.”
―SIMONE STOLZOFF, author of The Good Enough Job and How to Not Know

“Walking away from the corporate grind takes courage and planning. In Own Your Time, Andy Hill shows families how FU Money and Coast FIRE can open the door to a freer, more intentional life.”
―JAMILA SOUFFRANT, author of Your Journey to Financial Freedom and host of the Journey To Launch podcast

From the Inside Flap

In Own Your Time: 10 Financial Steps to Put Your Family First and Escape the Corporate Grind, award-winning family finance coach, husband, and father of two, Andy Hill, delivers an eye-opening and straightforward guide to achieving financial independence for your whole family. Hill draws on decades of experience from his own life and from his career helping others navigate the twin stressors of financial anxiety and overwork, presenting a step-by-step manual to building a future that’s secure, comfortable, and prosperous.

This book is your key to defining the life that you’d like to experience with your loved ones and making it happen―one manageable, achievable step at a time. You’ll learn how to invest as early and as consistently as possible, grow the gap between your income and your expenses so you can maximize your savings, and create generational wealth your children can inherit. You’ll also discover how to build a schedule―3 days of work, 4 days off―that permits you to spend time with your family without constantly thinking about work.

Own Your Time is packed with actionable, proven strategies for maximizing your family experiences, your income, and your savings, all at the same time. It includes original insights you can apply immediately in your own life to eliminate unproductive, time-wasting work that doesn’t contribute to your well-being and robs you of time with your family.

Time―especially the time we spend with the people who love us the most―is the only resource that really matters. Own Your Time is a detailed playbook for being truly present with your family without missing out on financial security, independence, and prosperity. It shows you exactly how to build the life you’ve always wanted―without missing all the best parts while you’re at the office.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1394342772
• ISBN 13: 9781394342778
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320