The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy - Hardcover

Thomas J. Stanley; William D. Danko

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563523302 ISBN 13: 9781563523304

Publisher: Longstreet Press, 1996

A New York Times bestseller for eighty-nine weeks. Learn the seven common denominators that show up again and again among people who have built their personal fortunes from scratch -- then put these lessons to work for you!

Review:

How can you join the ranks of America's wealthy (defined as people whose net worth is over one million dollars)? It's easy, say doctors Stanley and Danko, who have spent the last 20 years interviewing members of this elite club: you just have to follow seven simple rules. The first rule is, always live well below your means. The last rule is, choose your occupation wisely. You'll have to buy the book to find out the other five. It's only fair. The authors' conclusions are commonsensical. But, as they point out, their prescription often flies in the face of what we think wealthy people should do. There are no pop stars or athletes in this book, but plenty of wall-board manufacturers--particularly ones who take cheap, infrequent vacations! Stanley and Danko mercilessly show how wealth takes sacrifice, discipline, and hard work, qualities that are positively discouraged by our high-consumption society. "You aren't what you drive," admonish the authors. Somewhere, Benjamin Franklin is smiling.

About the Author:

Thomas J. Stanley is an author, lecturer, and researcher who has studied the affluent since 1973. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. William D. Danko is an associate professor of marketing in the School of Business, University at Albany, State University of New York.

• Publisher: Longstreet Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1563523302
• ISBN 13: 9781563523304
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258