The Millionaire Mind

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Summary: Sorry, there's more to life than money...
Review: This shallow work assumes that the only measure of success in life is how many bucks you're worth. Forget being kind and compassionate and a good Mom or Dad--you folks are life's losers!

Let's tell the truth: Lots of millionaires are just plain jerks (Does Donald Trump come to mind? ). Honesty and integrity got them where they are? Yeah, right. (Anyone ever hear how Ross Perot got rich? ) I'm sure these "success determinants" were self-reported. Who checked up on these people's real degree of honesty, dedication, etc.? I think these millionaires have swallowed their own P.R. and have bought into the Horatio Alger myth. I don't buy it, or this book.

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Summary: Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!
Review: Two books stand out this winter that I have read, The Millionaire Mind and Life and Death on the Internet by Keith A. Schroeder. These are must-read books! I recommend them to anyone.

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Summary: Gee, these stories are fun and motivating
Review: I would call the stories in this book even inspiring. It's amazing to read about all kinds of folks that you would never have guessed are running around with millions in the bank. The stuff in this book is so motivational that the reader wants to be a millionaire too. And this book may very well provide the final idea, push or inspiration for some to get things done in life. For others who get frustrated that they are not in the millionaire's club I highly recommend another inspirational read, a book by Dietmar Scherf called "I Love Me: Avoiding and Overcoming Depression" also available at Amazon.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: This book was excellent! a very worthwhile review

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Summary: Fascinating
Review: I found this book much more in depth than Stanley's previous book. The profile he builds of the every day millionaire (not Fortune 500 types, but the guy in line behind you at the movie theatre or the car wash) is really interesting, and encouraging. It let me know I was on the right track with many lifestyle decisions. The chapters on school grades, spouse choice, choice of vocation, where millionaires live, etc., paint a clear picture of a happy, practical and comfortable, but not lavish, lifestyle that can bring the reality of being a millionaire within the grasp of people of many different walks of life. Some of the statistical information is really surprising. These aren't the people you see on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, they are your neighbors and friends who have shaped their lives with a goal of financial security, and suceeded. This book tells you how these millionaires got there, and as a result readers can pick up tips to apply to their own life. I'll recommend this to friends.

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Summary: Excellent sequel to the classic "Millionaire Next Door"
Review: There was some repetition to the "Millionaire Next Door" but the book does a fine job on expanding on the original. I have not seen any book which focuses on what makes a millionaire tick.

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Summary: This book is a masterpiece!
Review: Thomas Stanley did it again, he wrote another masterpiece. I told everyone I knew about his first book but his new book is far better. This book shows you how to develop the millionaire mind.

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Summary: A look into the millionaire mind
Review: Who wants to b ecome a millionaire? No, this is not a plug to watch reruns of Regis Philipins tv show or a get rich scheme or a suggestion to buy a lottery ticket. Rather, it is an opportunity to look inside the minds of America's wealthy--real true blood millionaires.

You will find some things that you don't want to hear like the richest of the group are no physicians, lawyers or executives but business owners. You will also be surprised to find that the wealthiest of the group do not own new home The majority own homes that are over 10 years old.

This book may not tell you what you want to hear, but it will tell you what you need to hear, if you want to seriously become a millionaire and if you want to know how the millionaires became millionaires.

Great book. Even better than The Millionaire Next Door in my opinion.

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Summary: great stats
Review: This book serves as a sequel to the Millionaire Next Door, although you do not have to read it before reading Millionaire Mind. In typical Dr. Stanley style, this book presents solid statistics about the demography of wealth, and the typical traits of millionaires in America. According to Dr. Stanley, the wealthy in america lead quiet, frugal lives, unlike what we see porttrayed in the media. Read this book, it's great info on how you should be living, working, saving, and investing, to become wealthy.

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Summary: You might become a Millionaire if...
Review: Most people think that becoming a millionaire requires one or more of the following:

- Becoming a doctor or lawyer
- Being really, really smart
- Going to Harvard or Yale
- Being a top executive for a giant company
- Winning the lottery
- Having a rich dad who passes it on to you

WRONG! According to Thomas J. Stanley and this book, your much more likely to become a millionaire if you measure up to these standards:

- Got B's and C's in high school and college
- Have a remarkably average I.Q.
- Learn how to invest wisely
- Work your guts out starting your own business
- Own a business that is not sexy or glamorous, but highly profitable
- Live in a comfortable but modest home
- Learn to spend much less then you earn

This book is not just a boring collection of stats and figures, but is rather filled with wonderful stories of real people to whom we can relate, each of whom turned their hard work, tenacity, and original-thinking into financial security.

My favorite story is of a man who drives a school bus for 40 some years and retires a millionaire. While his co-workers told raunchy jokes and read the funnies over lunch, he read The Wall Street Journal and endured their taunts and teasing. (okay to be honest I'm not sure if that story was in The Millionaire Next Door or this one... both are great.) There are many, many more millionaires interviewed who owned dry cleaners, junk yards, plumbing shops, or other business that nobody would ever consider glamorous, and each tell their story of how they became and remain truly wealthy.

Eye-opening and educational. Enjoy!