Stop acting rich
by Thomas J. Stanley · first published 2009
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A leading expert on the affluent reveals the real way to build wealth With 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 li
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I'm reminded of the "millionaire next door" and "stop acting rich" (thomas stanley and the other guy!). $600/month lease payments on one car is not unheard of but truly rich people don't do that sort of thing. It seems the this article is using "aspirationals" as…
Thomas J. Stanley, a wealth researcher, wrote some books on the subject: Stop Acting Rich The Millionaire Next Door There is a class of people, typically 16-25 who live at home, with minimal expenses and much disposable income he called “Gold Collar Workers.” They often buy luxury cars (usually…
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on “Please recommend a book to read. List for 2015” ↗One of the best books I ever read was "Stop Acting Rich" by Thomas Stanley. It was the follow up book to Millionaire Next Door. The main argument is that almost anyone can become a "simple" millionaire through frugality and--most importantly--avoiding trying…
on “Bloomberg: In an era of hyper-wealth, economy-class rich starts at $25M” ↗I'd never even heard of Grey Goose (shows how in touch with 'hip' society I must be) but the "Stop Acting Rich" book by Stanley seemed to obsess over it. I had the audio book and it felt like he'd gone on for two hours about how dumb it was to buy Grey Goose if you couldn't afford it, and that 'real millionaires'…
on “The Cocktail Creationist - Story about the man behind Grey Goose” ↗…collar" workers: young, singles who often live at home but make relatively good money and so tend to buy things they cannot afford like used Lexuses, BMWs, Mercedes, etc. He even wrote a book about it "Stop Acting Rich."