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angelsrgorgeous's review
4.0
This is a very interesting read. While it is heavily based on demographic studies and can sometimes seem to simply tick off the various qualities of a typical millionaire, it is very interesting. I found quite a few qualities that I didn't expect to find. Overall, entertaining and informing.
transparent_tea's review
The book is research-based that's dated somewhere around the late 1990s. Some of the information was useful, but a lot of it felt very outdated and/or repetitive to the point where it doesn't make sense to read the book since most of the information can be found on-line via YouTube videos.
magedark's review against another edition
5.0
Changed the way I think about money and wealth. It may seem a little dated, but the core principles are there. Highly recommended if you want a glimpse of the wealthy that is never talked about.
brendalovesbooks's review
1.0
This could have been a pamphlet, and still got the necessary information to the reader. It was just so padded with needless statistics and repetition. A whole chapter telling me in ten different ways that millionaires don't spend a ton of money on suits, shoes, and watches, was unnecessary. This book just wasn't as helpful to me as I was hoping.
orsuros's review
3.0
I think I'd rate this higher if the entire book didn't seem to get a bit repetitive by the end. It has good principles, sound advice, and interesting case studies. The central message of building a wealth lifestyle versus building a consumption lifestyle is worthwhile. And it was a lot of fun to see how a lot of common people can become millionaires rather than just those who have high-paying jobs.
linda_don's review
1.0
Okay, wow. Did you know that millionaires who aren't as rich as they *should* be are "spiritually under-accumulators of wealth"? Spiritually, really?
Anyway, this book seemed written for a very specific audience: married heterosexual white men with children. Most women in this book were either a) frugal housewives who know how to clip a coupon 2) big spenders who like designer clothes. Even when the generic principles made sense (spend less than you make, plan your finances, etc.) I found the presentation myopic.
I also felt like the authors had some odd blind spots. The authors take the time to explain that women have a harder time than men accumulating wealth because of factors like the wage gap, etc., but completely ignore race and wealth accumulation. Instead, when it comes to ancestry, they believe that "In America, the achievements of the current generation are more a factor in explaining wealth accumulation than what has taken place in the past."
Anyway, this book seemed written for a very specific audience: married heterosexual white men with children. Most women in this book were either a) frugal housewives who know how to clip a coupon 2) big spenders who like designer clothes. Even when the generic principles made sense (spend less than you make, plan your finances, etc.) I found the presentation myopic.
I also felt like the authors had some odd blind spots. The authors take the time to explain that women have a harder time than men accumulating wealth because of factors like the wage gap, etc., but completely ignore race and wealth accumulation. Instead, when it comes to ancestry, they believe that "In America, the achievements of the current generation are more a factor in explaining wealth accumulation than what has taken place in the past."