The Millionaire Next Door

"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 individuals. Why, then, are so few affluent? For nearly two decades, the answer has been found in the bestselling "The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy," reissued with a new foreword for the twenty-first century. According to the authors, most people have it all wrong about how to become wealthy in America. Wealth in America is more often the result of hard work, diligent savings, and living below your means than it is about inheritance, advanced degrees, and even intelligence. "The Millionaire Next Door" identifies seven common traits that show up again and again among those who have accumulated wealth. In fact, you will learn that the flashy millionaires glamorized in the media.