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The Millionaire Next Door

By: Thomas J. Stanley Ph.D., William D. Danko Ph.D.
Narrated by: Cotter Smith
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Who are the rich in this country? What do they do? How do they invest? How did they get rich? Can you ever become one of them? Get the answers in The Millionaire Next Door, the never-before-told story about wealth in America. You'll be surprised by what you find out.
©2000 Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D. and William D. Danko, Ph.D. (P)2000 Simon & Schuster, Inc., All Rights Reserved, SOUND IDEAS is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc.

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"The implication of The Millionaire Next Door is that nearly anybody with a steady job can amass a tidy fortune." (Forbes)

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great insights even decades after the research

this work is extremely helpful in guiding the public into the true mechanisms at play in the success of affluent Americans.

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awesome

loved the reader. easy to listen to. great info. basically take the path less traveled. that's the secret.

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Millionaires are not who you think

After listening to this book I can definitely say my beliefs on who the “true” millionaires are have changed. The people who are concerned with looking rich aren’t always as rich as you think and this book highlights that to a T.

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should have read this sooner

loved this book. great perspectives on wealth accumulation. this is a must for expecting parents. 😉

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Perfect Blueprint for accumulating wealth and controling ones own destiny

I love this book and i appreciate the audio version so that i can listen to it over and over again as many times as i wish. I still have a copy of the paperback version to reference charts and data in the book. This book is amazing and i would recommend it to anyone who wishes to become financially independent as well as to learn the behaviors of americas millionaires, kudos to the authors for sharing the wisdom and thank you!

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Good Info... mediocre narration, boring ending

The narrator could use a little energy. Lots of time spent on the consumption habbits of the kids of millionaires. The book does a good job talking through mindset of a millionaire. Truly valuable information in that regard. The time spent on the kids of millionaires was a little too much in my opinion. The last chapter was outright silly. They could cover that info on a web blog. They just list jobs to consider because odlf demand from the wealthy. For such a content packed book, I believe they could have concluded much better. I found myself struggling to end this audiobook. Good content, just not the best delivery or closing.

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Absolute game changer!

This was incredibly insightful for me. All of the things I believed about the habits of the wealthy were completely wrong. I'm so glad I listened, highly recommended!

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Timeless Principals of the wealthy

Although the statistics are quite dated the principals are timeless. This is how the wealthy think and why they are what they are.

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Awesome!!!!

Great book, I gained alot from this book. Very well written, very informative and insightful.

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Classic for a reason

Highly recommend for anyone curious on a less-discussed category of millionaires, those who became wealthy through lifestyle and smart investing. I particularly enjoyed the sections outlining the negative ramifications of financial subsidies to adult children.

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