The millionaire next door : the surprising secrets of America's wealthy

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! Reveals That The Accumulation Of Wealth In The United States Is Most Often Done Through Hard Work, Diligent Savings, And Living A Frugal Lifestyle. Can You Spot The Millionaire Next Door? Who Are The Rich In This Country? What Do They Do? Where Do They Shop? What Do They Drive? How Do They Invest? Where Did Their Ancestors Come From? How Did They Get Rich? Can I 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 At What You Find Out. Why Aren't I As Wealthy As I Should Be? Many People Ask This Question Of Themselves All The Time. Often They Are Hard-working, Well-educated, Middle-to-high-income People. Why, Then, Are So Few Affluent? The Answer Lies In The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets Of America's Wealthy. According To Authors Thomas J. Stanley And William D. Danko, Most People Have It All Wrong About How You Become Wealthy In America. It Is Seldom Inheritance Or Advanced Degrees Or Even Intelligence That Builds Fortunes In This Country. Wealth In America Is More Often The Result Of Hard Work, Diligent Savings, And Living Below Your Means. - Jacket. Ch. 1. Meet The Millionaire Next Door -- Ch. 2. Frugal, Frugal, Frugal -- Ch. 3. Time, Energy, And Money -- Ch. 4. You Aren't What You Drive -- Ch. 5. Economic Outpatient Care -- Ch. 6. Affirmative Action, Family Style -- Ch. 7. Find Your Niche -- Ch. 8. Jobs : Millionaires Versus Heirs. Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko. Introduction Meet the millionaire next door Frugal, frugal, frugal Time, energy, and money You aren't what you drive Economic outpatient care Affirmative action, family style Find your niche Jobs: millionaires versus heirs Appendixes. How we find millionaires 1996 motor vehicles : estimated price per pound Businesses/occupations of self-employed millionaires