The bestselling The Millionaire Next Door identifies seven common traits that
show up again and again among those who have accumulated wealth. Most of the
truly wealthy in this country don.t live in Beverly Hills or on Park Avenue-
they live next door. This new edition, the first since 1998, includes a new
foreword for the twenty-first century by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley.

How can you join the ranks of America.s wealthy (defined as people whose net
worth is over one million dollars)? It.s easy, say doctors Stanley and Danko,
who have spent the last 20 years interviewing members of this elite club: you
just have to follow seven simple rules. The first rule is, always live well
below your means. The last rule is, choose your occupation wisely. You.ll have
to buy the book to find out the other five. It.s only fair. The authors.
conclusions are commonsensical. But, as they point out, their prescription
often flies in the face of what we think wealthy people should do. There are
no pop stars or athletes in this book, but plenty of wall-board manufacturers.
particularly ones who take cheap, infrequent vacations! Stanley and Danko
mercilessly show how wealth takes sacrifice, discipline, and hard work,
qualities that are positively discouraged by our high-consumption society.
.You aren.t what you drive,. admonish the authors. Somewhere, Benjamin
Franklin is smiling...

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