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The Millionaire Next Door
by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko
from Pocket
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Not what you'd expect.. 
"Affluent" as defined by Websters dictionary, is "having a generously sufficient and typically increasing supply of material possessions", not really the millionaire next door that this book has studied. Upon reading the book further, I became disheartened. I want to be a millionaire, but do I want to be the millionaire described in this book? Do most millionaires really look like this? Several people I know came to mind that fit the description of the typical millionaire in their study. They are very very... more info
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Overrated 
While the book has some interesting insights into the wealthy, what is the point of amassing a fortune if you're living well below your means? If you're looking to make some money I recommend you read some books on investing. Phil Town's book "Rule #!" is a great book based on the same investment strategies that Warren Buffet uses.
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Great read!
Descriptions from interviews of millionaires were the most interesting aspects of this book. The authors occasionally cited actual paraphrases from some of these folks and those statements were often impactful.
At the end, it's all common sense as in almost all business books. My biggest gripe was the overbearing use of statistics - they can make the numbers say whatever they want and there were times that they did this. For example, their questionaire must have had a question about being self-made or... more info
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Great book 
I am a financial advisor and I frequently loan this book to clients and they usually love it. Its also a great book to give to young people. It really gets across the message that you don't have to make a lot of money to be wealthy, you just have to live below your means and invest well. Highly recommended.
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