Mad Money Journey: A Financial Adventure is a book that deals with the financial emancipation of an average joe. It is a story filled with adventure and mystery that delves into the very soul of the relationship between man and money.

John Pinto, a man tired of his middle-class money-draining life, decides to end it all and walks in the path of oncoming traffic. He almost succeeds in taking his own life but through the quirk of fate, he is saved. After being saved, he starts his financial study tour across the world. As he travels around the world, he has many encounters, some exotic, some shocking and some dangerous. Through these encounters, he understands the true meaning of being financially independent.

Life, the best teacher of all, introduces John Pinto to people who truly live a life of financial freedom. He meets some very interesting people who have imbibed the commandments of financial freedom and are leading a risk-free life (in terms of money). He meets his financial gurus in the strangest of ways. Some of his gurus include Afghani terrorists, Kenyan marathon runners, Chinese mystics, Bangkok prostitutes and other interesting personalities. Each person he meets on his incredible journey is insightful on how to have a good relationship with one's money. to achieve true financial freedom, John Pinto has to face a lot of hardships. In his crazy adventure, he finds his monetary teachers in the most unexpected of ways and at the end of his mission, he finds monetary rewards.