In 2020, at 41, I came to America from Ukraine with my wife Nelya, our 2-year-old daughter Eva, and $200 in my pocket.
I started in construction, then delivery — 5:30 AM to 9 PM — then taxi, which I still drive today, 4 AM to 7 PM. During those long workdays I listened to audiobooks about investing. One day the light bulb went on.
The formula turned out to be simple: knowledge + discipline + work. No luck, no shortcuts.
A little over four years later I was running an investment portfolio of about $100,000 — built from those same $200, one disciplined step at a time.
I wrote my books to share exactly how: The Patient Investor, Kettlebell Strength, ALPHA FUEL, The Chess Player. No hype, no “get rich quick” — just the method that worked for a taxi driver from Ukraine.
If I could do it starting with $200, you can start wherever you are.
— Max Buffett