The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets Of Americas Wealthy
Written by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
Narrated by Cotter Smith
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About this audiobook
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?
How did they get rich?
Can I even become one of them?
Get the answers in The Millionaire Next Door, the never-before-told story about weath in America. You'll be surprised at what you find out....
Thomas J. Stanley
Dr. Thomas J. Stanley began studying the affluent in 1973. His coauthored best-selling book, The Millionaire Next Door, released in 1996, has sold 2,000,000 copies. Thomas followed his first book with Marketing to the Affluent, ranked among the ten outstanding business books by the editors of Best of Business Quarterly. In 1999, he published The Millionaire Mind, which explored America's financial elite and how they became so. The Millionaire Mind has sold 750,000 copies. The author lives in Atlanta, holds a doctorate of business administration from the University of Georgia in Athens and was formerly a professor of marketing at Georgia State University.
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Reviews for The Millionaire Next Door
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What our readers think
Readers find this title to be a great insight into the world of wealth accumulation. It provides valuable information and examples on building wealth, changing small habits, and achieving financial independence. The book is highly recommended for those looking to improve their knowledge on wealth-building and gain a new perspective on true wealth. While some reviewers mention outdated content and occasional audio issues, overall, the book is praised for its eye-opening and enlightening nature. It is considered a must-read for anyone seeking to understand wealth accumulation and develop wealthy habits.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Did you know there are millionaires living right next to you? In this book the author does not refer to celebrities and business man in the news. But every day people who thought savvy investments and money management has amazed a net worth of a million dollar or more. People you never hear about or people you do not realized are in fact wealthy. The Author looks at the everyday habits of these unknown millionaires and writes a picture of what it is that actually makes them what they are. Oh also people winning lottery are not included in this book.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Nov 8, 2023
Some decent insights; worth a read on the beach as inspiration, I suppose.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Aug 15, 2025
Awesome. Makes you want to reassess your thoughts about money. I feel like I need to read it again and change some of my habits. I have a need to share. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Apr 8, 2025
Great book! Very good insight on attitude on money. Thank you - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Sep 24, 2024
I think this book is amazing. I look forward to listening to the rest - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
May 10, 2024
Lets you know who you are and where you stand to reach your goals. Love the formula in the beginning. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Mar 23, 2024
It’s an amazing book, but a bit outdated for 2024, we have so many self made young millionaires due to social media platforms and apps. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Jan 14, 2024
This was a wonderful addition to my reading list as I am on the millionaire journey myself. Thank you for writing this! - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Jan 3, 2024
Good information included, but some of the information/references are outdated. But I would still slightly recommend because the overall information is timeless. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 20, 2023
Good but can’t replay it after fully reading it. Must be the app. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Wonderful book thanks for sharing your experience that build us to the best - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Great read. It will question your current mindset about yourself and the people around you. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Great book to hey a cobrar picture of how you love reflect how much you actually have. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5
Nov 8, 2023
Very basic - spend less than you earn. What the book really comes down to is how people view wealth. Needs to be updated. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
This is really amazing. Loved every bit of it. Amazing Book. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
I enjoyed it and good information. I thought the narrator did a good job - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
I loved that. Learnt a lot. Highly recommend if you want to improve your knowledge on building wealth - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Simple yet effective, give a real life examples of how to change small stuff to be able to enjoy the big stuff later in life. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Nov 8, 2023
Alright, but I wasn't a big fan of the writing style. It seemed to repeat the same points too much, and lose the reader's interest in a whirlwind of statistics. I'd consider "Your Money or Your Life" by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez as an alternative to this book. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
LOVED IT! I'm even more determined to build wealth and live like noone else! Some great ideas for how you should be living and careers to build wealth! A MUST READ, especially for teenagers and young adults looking for a good career! - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Nov 8, 2023
Decent read, but read in a very monotone voice that makes it difficult to pay attention to after awhile. - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5
Nov 8, 2023
Sounds like a very outdated and boring book. It doesn't have any insight to any new ideas or thought. After reading rich dad poor dad this is no where close - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
This book gave me an insight into my financial independence - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Very insightful. It really changed my spectative on how in being rich. - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5
Nov 8, 2023
This is not the full book, full book is more than 2 chapters - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Such an eye opener! Great read, the goal is to be rich not to look rich like they say! Thanks for writing such an awesome book! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Great book eye opener definitely will recommend to my friends and family - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Great book, supported by a reliable study, I highly recommend this book - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
Everyone whom hasn't read this book must do so for even a basic understanding of wealth accumulation. But I do emphasize the common criticism that this book does not address middle class wealth accumulation and how they go about their lifestyle in doing so. But still, I recommend this. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 8, 2023
The first time I went through this book 10 or so years ago, I saw it from a different perspective I didn't necessarily agree with as I was very focused on being a startup business owner.
Having just re-read it again, I now see it from a much different perspective - especially as we're heading into an AI-dependent world.
The folks that are mentioned in this book are wanting to offload these businesses now. And as it was mentioned, their kids aren't going to be picking them up if they can help it.
However, if you take the advice from youtube educator Codie Sanchez and realize that many of these businesses are the owners' children as well, you'll see that helping these owners offload them would be very helpful to them.
Nothing worse than building something your entire life up to earning millions and then not being able to pass it on.
If you can put an AI spin on things (or whatever you're personal flavor is) - it's a perfect way to pass things over.
