The Wealth Ladder

Proven Strategies for Every Step of Your Financial Life

De: Nick Maggiulli

Narrado por: Nick Maggiulli

From the author of Just Keep Buying, a groundbreaking new framework for building wealth

Do you feel stuck financially? Are you working more, trying to spend less, yet still not seeing results? If so, the issue isn’t your effort—it’s your approach.

This is where The Wealth Ladder comes in. It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme or a one-size-fits-all solution to your money problems. It’s a new philosophy for thinking about money altogether.

In a world where interest rates shift, careers take new turns, and desires evolve, our financial strategy must keep up. This is why The Wealth Ladder breaks wealth into six distinct levels, each demanding its own strategy. What works at Level 1 won’t cut it at Level 6—and vice versa. You’ll learn exactly how to handle your spending, income, investments, and more, with tailored advice for every stage. The result? Smarter choices, less stress, and a clear path upward.

Because building wealth isn’t just about hard work—it’s about applying the right strategy at the right time to focus on what matters most.

Fortunately, you won’t need to guess on where to focus next because The Wealth Ladder has the answer. The only question left is: Are you ready to climb it?

*Includes a downloadable PDF of resources and images from the book

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2025 Nick Maggiulli (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Excellent heuristic for thinking about wealth accumulation and its impact on your life

A different perspective from a lot of other personal finance literature that doesn’t consider higher net worth’s

Very well done

Solid book which details the various levels of wealth and how to achieve them. As well as a compilation of other lessons and wisdom.

Straight talk

Nick offers invaluable insight for not only understanding the wealth ladder, but also clarifying the pitfalls and advantages of each step. I highly recommend.

Good but no accompanying PDF

It was very good, but the accompanying PDF that was mentioned many times throughout the book is not available through Audible.

My favorite wealth book so far

Very interesting. Good information. I like his different levels of wealth and their definitions and how to get from 1 Level to the next. Good narration as well.

Data analysis

I loved the systematic real world approach with the data. I also loved the down to earth views on money and happiness.

Great Data-Driven Audiobook

I was hesitant to buy this audiobook because, if you’ve listened to Nick on podcasts, he speaks too fast and sometimes you can barely understand what he’s saying. But the pacing and intonation in this audiobook were amazing. Looking forward to the next book, Nick.
P.S. LOL at the mention at the end that AI is not allowed to use this work!

Creates a clear path for building wealth

I have listened to many, many wealth building books. This one stands out in that it is based on extensive data analyses and statistics (rather than on just personal knowledge and experience). It helps one identify what phase of wealth building they’re in and creates a clean path forward. Great job Nick!

Excellent guidelines for building wealth throughout your life

I wish I had read this book in college, I’d be a millionaire :)

Solid framework and clear examples and data - well researched, and the conclusion of the personal story was very compelling. Awesome to listen to!

loved this.

Every financial aware person needs this in their collection. it definitely put a lot od things into perspective.