I think this was a great followup to the Millionaire next door. I loved reading about women in business! I am most grateful, however, for the chapter about housewives who run "the family office". I most related to that category of women. All-in-all a great reminder that women should not shy away from owning businesses or learning about and making investment decisions for their families.

I felt like the beginning of the book had a condescending tone to it. If people want to live a high-consumption lifestyle and are happy being in debt until the day they die that's their prerogative. Just don't complain when it's retirement time and you don't have the freedom to do so. That's all I'm saying. The book, like The Millionaire Next Door, goes into detail about millionaire's habits of frugality, investing, and saving. This book goes more into detail about women but it's all the same information, really. I *did* however, really enjoyed the chapter on running the home office. There is so much value in taking charge of the home office that I think gets overlooked.

Very informative and insightful book. A very enjoyable read. Lots of great info to put to use.

Another Good work by Dr. Stanley. He takes facts and figures about wealth and translates them into an easy to digest format. Although I truly enjoyed this book and got quite a bit from it, I still feel the Millionaire Next Door should be the one that is required reading

This book was very interesting and inspiring. Someone had recommended The Millionaire Next Door to me, but my library didn't have it in, so I got this one. I think his title including the word "millionaire" gives the impression that perhaps he is going to preach about chasing wealth and getting rich, which is not at all the case. He profiles the conservative and hardworking behaviors and lifestyles of people who are actually financially independent and contrasts that with what symbols society usually interprets as denoting wealth. He is heavy on the statistics, which tends to make my eyes glaze over a bit, but it definitely lends validity to the conclusions he draws. I am inspired this week to finish up my budget for the year and make some savings and investing goals, so I would say it was a very successful read.

Well, I read this to get a better outlook on my future and it did not do that much really. It is not a terrible book but it was not as insightful as I had anticipated. It is story after story of how a millionaire woman has made her fortune by hand. Most are thrifty and all have a do or die trying attitude. This I had already figured was a mindset needed before I read the book and that theme is pounded over and over and over again. The book was very redundant. The stories were interesting enough. No hidden secrets. :) If you want to get into the mind of rich women then this gives you that glimpse. Otherwise, leave it on the shelf.

I will give this one 2.5 stars.

I wasn't overly impressed with the book, simply because the information was so basic it almost seemed silly: first thing to do to become a millionaire is to own your own business, and the second thing to do is to save and invest like crazy.

However, I really think it made judgments on how people should spend their money. We all enjoy different things in life. While I would certainly never spend over $100 on a watch or shoes, and I have no interest in expensive cars (all things he discourages), I do enjoy fashion and having nice clothes, and I love to take trips (both of which are also discouraged). A lot of the information analyzed for the book was IRS 'death/estate information' and these people had huge amounts of money when they died...3-6 million even.

But I certainly hope that I do not die with that much money...I want to travel and see the world - hence spending my money. I will pay for many things for my children and ensure their education, but I do not need to guarantee them an inheritance. When they get old enough, I think they would like to come traveling with us.

We all get to spend our money where we would like to. Would I have a lot more if I didn't travel and enjoy clothes? Absolutely...but what importance is it to me to get rid of those things just so I die with millions...zero importance!

Not a lot of instruction or relatable stories. The only benefit I gleaned from this book is the section on Beta Women who rose above their challenges to make it.

A great compendium to Millionaire Next Door. It focuses mostly on women who own their own businesses, but also mentions saleswomen and women who monitor "the books" in their household. Overall, the theme is the same: live within/below your means, give charitably, and don't care what other people think.

Grāmata, kuru novērtēju ar augstāko novērtējumu. Saturs, kas liek aizdomāties par to, ka finansiālā brīvība un neatkarība ir daudz vērtīgāka, par bezjēdzīgu un spontānu iegribu īstenošanu. 50/30/20 likums palīdz aptvert kurā fin.kategorijā atrodies, precīzi novelkot robežas, cik vari atlauties novirzīt obligātiem maksājumiem, kā neatnemamu dzīves sastāvdalu budzetā ieklaujot brīvo laiku, izklaides, hobijus, lai dzīvē saglabātu balansu un katru mēnesi 20% novirzot krājkontā, investējot. Tas prasa dzelžainu disciplīnu, bet sniedz neatsveramu brīvības sajūtu. Noteikti plānoju izlasīt arī “Miljonāra plāts” un “Miljonārs tepat kaiminos”. Iesaku izlasīt tiem, kuriem ikmēneša izdevumu plānošana sagādā lielas grūtības un ir nemitīga trauksmes sajūta pat bailes katra mēneša izskanā.

It is always great to read about how the rich really live. Frugally and with great humility unlike what most people would imagine. Also it is great to keep my spirits up that if other people can start from where I am just working a 8-5 job and they can get out and be millionaires then so can I.

A should-read book on finance for women in business.