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  • Stop Acting Rich

  • And Start Living Like a Real Millionaire
  • Written by: Thomas J. Stanley
  • Narrated by: Fred Stella
  • Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (27 ratings)

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Stop Acting Rich

Written by: Thomas J. Stanley
Narrated by: Fred Stella
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With the current financial crisis, high unemployment, and tight credit, you may be saying to yourself: "Who is acting rich these days? We're barely making ends meet." The reality is that the recession may have caused us to take a breather, but every indication is that we will pick up right where we left off when gentler economic winds blow again. Before you spend another dime, listen to this audiobook and understand how to become rich instead of acting rich.

It all starts with where you live. Live in a prestige neighborhood and you will spend more on everything from your car to your watch. Real millionaires understand that living in communities where their neighbors have less net worth than they do naturally leads to spending less. It's easier to be rich when keeping up with the Joneses hardly costs anything. Life satisfaction comes not from cruising down the highway in a chunk of your net worth, but from having the financial resources to choose - to spend time with family and friends, to volunteer, to pursue interests.

Best-selling author of The Millionaire Next Door and The Millionaire Mind and leading authority on the wealthy, Dr. Thomas Stanley uncovers the truth that few people become rich by way of a high income, and even fewer high-income people are truly rich. The good news is that almost anyone can become wealthy - even without a super high income. Just stop acting...and instead start living like a rich person.

©2009 Thomas J. Stanley (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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  • 2020-12-23

Could have fit on one page

This book has some valuable info but the “moral of the story” could have been conveyed on a single page. The book is basically a detailed review of survey results, repeating the same concepts over and over again. Very frustrating and disappointing.

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Dated but still worth reading

Albeit dated and showing its age with examples and stats drawn 15 years ago, the book is OK and worth listening to.

At times the author spends alot of time ranting on endless examples, notably almost an entire chapter about wine, expensive wine, wine snobs, etc. He seems to take it personally that some people like wine and know about it and are willing to pay more for it...

Overall there are good lessons to be drawn from this book, with practical wisdom that will apeal to those who are trying to make better financial decisions to improve their lives.

The author has passed away a few years ago, however it would be great if someone could revamp this book to make it more relevant to the 2020s.

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