The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets Of America's Wealthy (Updated) (Millionaire Set #2)

By: William D. Danko and Dr. Thomas J. Stanley

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Synopsis: How do the rich get rich? An updated edition of the &“remarkable&” New York Times bestseller, based on two decades of research (The Washington Post). Most of the truly wealthy in the United States don&’t live in Beverly Hills or on Park Avenue. They live next door. America&’s wealthy seldom get that way through an inheritance or an advanced degree. They bargain-shop for used cars, raise children who don&’t realize how rich their families are, and reject a lifestyle of flashy exhibitionism and competitive spending. In fact, the glamorous people many of us think of as &“rich&” are actually a tiny minority of America&’s truly wealthy citizens—and behave quite differently than the majority. At the time of its first publication, The Millionaire Next Door was a groundbreaking examination of America&’s rich—exposing for the first time the seven common qualities that appear over and over among this exclusive demographic. This edition includes a new foreword by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley—updating the original content in the context of the financial crash and the twenty-first century. &“Their surprising results reveal fundamental qualities of this group that are diametrically opposed to today&’s earn-and-consume culture.&” —Library Journal