The Millionaire Next Door is at Fault!
The Millionaire Next Door
I am thirty years old and have struggled with “class” issues my whole life. I feel like it began in the second grade. My mom had decided to take me out of public school at the end of the first grade. I’ve never asked her why, but from what I can remember, she wasn’t happy with our public school system. She thought a private school education would be better for me. She constantly told me about how wonderful her private school education was. In addition, the public school system I was in had some tough kids.
From the first day in the new private school, I felt an extreme “class” difference between me and the other students. Everyone was very nice, but I still felt it in the air. As the years went on, I was constantly going back-and-forth between public and private schools until I graduated high school.
Towards the end of high school, I began to get curious about why certain people were rich and successful, while others weren’t. I believe that I developed this curiosity because I associated with kids who were both poor and rich. I began to ask others for their thoughts on this subject. My friends and parents weren’t too helpful with giving me answers. Deep down inside, I knew the answers were out there.
Several years ago, I read The Millionaire Next Door by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley and William Danko. Well, I never really read it, but I listened to the unabridged audio book. The thing I like about audio books is that I feel like I can recall the material like a conversation in my brain. I can recall what the author said and how they said it. I can also recall the inflection and emotion in their voice (or lack there of).
The Millionaire Next Door audio book was lacking some serious emotion, yet I remained completely focused and interested from the beginning to the end of the book. Quite frankly, it’s one of the best books that I have ever read (listened to) in my life.
I read it during one of the worst times in my life. I was at my lowest financially. The sad part was that I really didn’t know how bad my problems were.
The Millionaire Next Door is at Fault!
I truly believe that this book set the seeds for this blog. This is one of the best books on wealth building that you will ever read. The Millionaire Next Door tells the truth about wealth building in America. Sometimes this book is quite painful.
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy
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Gratitude
I am so grateful that I read the Millionaire Next Door.
