#21 in Economics
The Millionaire Next Door
- 258
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Millionaire Next Door” argues, from profiles of American millionaires, that real wealth more often looks frugal than flashy. Readers take plain lessons from it: live below your means, save steadily, do not spend to impress. Some find it dated, and some doubt the rigour of its research and miss proper sourcing. Some regard it as a sound first book on personal finance that is short on practical steps.
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About the book
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy (ISBN 0-671-01520-6) is a 1996 book by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. The book is a compilation of research done by the two authors in the profiles of American millionaires.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 230 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Economics average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 31 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 199 | 87% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Millionaire Next Door?
It has 258 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Economics.
In this book
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