# Make money. Create value Investment books teach you how to stay rich, but [not how to become rich](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]. True wealth comes from creating value for society. Even "passive" income requires an investment of time and energy in the initial stages to produce value. Passive income is a form of earning money in which a person does not directly exchange time for money. Instead of a linear dependency, as in a regular job, a person only works once or for a certain period of time and then earns income through "inertia[^2]". [^1]: Reading investment books is fine and necessary, but they won't help any of us become rich. You don't need the hundredth book about money. The most valuable information about money is simple and quite boring. [^2]: Dividends, % on capital. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.earnpark.com/earnpark-manifesto/capital-growth/make-money.-create-value.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.