Stop Acting Rich ...And Start Living Like A Real Millionaire

by Stanley, Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9780470482551
• ISBN10: 0470482559
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-28
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A leading expert on the affluent reveals the real way to build wealthWith well over two million of his books sold, and huge praise from many media outlets, Dr. Thomas J. Stanley is a recognized and highly respected authority on the wealthy, their behavior, and their thinking. Now, in Stop Acting Rich, he details how the less affluent have fallen into the elite luxury brand trap that keeps them from truly acquiring wealth and details how to get out of it by emulating the working rich as opposed to the super elite.A defensive strategy for tough times, Stop Acting Rich will show you how to live like Warren Buffett-a rich, happy life-through accumulating more wealth and using it to achieve the type of financial freedom that will create true happiness and fulfillment. Puts wealth in perspective and shows you how to live rich without spending more Details why we spend lavishly and how to stop this destructive cycle Discusses how being "rich" means more than just big houses and luxury cars Other titles by Stanley: The Millionaire Mind and The Millionaire Next DoorIt's time to understand why we buy what we buy, so that we can start accumulating, rather than depleting, wealth. Stop Acting Rich shows you exactly what it takes to achieve this elusive goal.

Author Biography

Thomas J. Stanley is the bestselling author—with over four million copies in print—of The Millionaire Mind and The Millionaire Next Door. The recognized authority on the lifestyles and behaviors of the affluent, Dr. Stanley is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Time, Money magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Reader's Digest, and USA Today. He has appeared numerous times on the Today show, 20/20, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Visit Dr. Stanley at www.thomasjstanley.com.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
The Difference between Being Rich and Acting Rich	p. 1
Everything You Think about Rich Is Wrong	p. 33
Do the Shoes Make the Man?	p. 59
Brother, Do You Have the Time?	p. 83
Keeping Up with Your Spirits	p. 115
The Grapes of Wrath	p. 145
The Road to Happiness	p. 171
Getting Out of the Poorhouse	p. 209
All that Glitters Is Not the Millionaire's Goal	p. 235
The Nationwide Search for Millionaires	p. 245
The Millionaire Profile	p. 247
Notes	p. 251
Acknowledgments	p. 257
About the Author	p. 259
Index	p. 261
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