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March 31,2025
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The main theme of this book was – Be frugal to become a millionaire
There was a lot of statistics and numbers thrown in to prove the hypothesis that you need to be frugal to become a millionaire. I am not saying that it is not correct. I just felt this was overdone – too repetitive and dry.
I found the calculation of under-accumulators of wealth (UAWs) and prodigious accumulators of wealth (PAWs) interesting and a better way of calculating of how well financially people are doing instead of using the yard stick of how much one is earning.
This is book is not about how to save or how to invest, it is mainly about how millionaires spend.
March 31,2025
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3.5 stars
The first chapters of the book are great.

The authors are trying to show the benefits of having a budget, knowing your expenses, investing and living beyond your financial capabilities.
The problem is that all of these things require discipline. However the people who manage to do them tend to worry less about things. (Like job loss, earning less money, or having to downgrade their quality of life).

There are also some good insights on how rich people raise their children in such a way that their kids are not dependent on them when they become adults.
March 31,2025
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Musel som preditat z PRACOVNYCH! dovodov a mozno ked to vyslo by som dal hviezdicku navyse za to, ze predsa spravili aspon vlastny nebanalny vyskum, ale dnes je to uz len katastrofalna repetitivna a otrasne napisana kniha, v ktorej sa dozviete, ze ludom, ktori minaju menej penazi, zostane potom na ucte viac penazi.
March 31,2025
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הגעתי אל הספר הזה עם המון ציפיות ויחסית התאכזבתי. השם של הספר נראה כל כך מבטיח ומגלם צהבהבות רכילותית עם ניחוח של מיסתורין, אבל הוא לא זה ולא זה. הוא די משעמם אם לאמר את האמת.

הספר הוא אוסף של תיאורי 2 סוגי מקרים: אנשים שמרוויחים יחסית מעט והצליחו ליצבור הון גדול, מעל לשווי המחושב שאמור להיות להם. והסוג השני אנשים שמרוויחים יחסית המון ולא הצליחו ליצבור את ההון הזה.

המחבר נותן נוסחא לחישוב הערך השווי הנוכחי שאמור להיות לאדם (הכנסה ברוטו לפני מיסים ללא ירושות × גיל לחלק ל 10). כך אפשר לדעת אם האדם עשיר או לא.

בסידרת דוגמאות המחבר מסביר את סוד ההצלחה לצבור הון מעבר לשווי המחושב והנה הכללים לפניכם:
1. הוצאה פחות מהכנסה
2. חיסכון של 15 % מההכנסה הפנויה
3. השקעות סולידיות ומניבות לאורך זמן
4. תשלום מס נמוך יחסית כתוצאה מניהול השקעות שמנכות את אחוז המס ( זה הסעיף הכי מעצבן בכל הסיפור הזה תכנוני מס יכול לעשות רק מי שיש לו כסף ואז הוא למעשה לא צריך את תכנון המס כי הוא יכול לשלם אותו)
5. חסכנות וניווט רכישות באופן החסכני ביותר עד כדי נזירות
6. שימוש במשאבים הציבוריים שעומדים לרשותך בצורה מיטבית.
7. חינוך הילדים כך שלא ידעו שיש לכם כסף וילמדו את ערכו.
8. שונא מתנות יחיה. במילים אחרות אלתתנו כסף לילדים שלכם כי זה מוריד להם את המוטיבציה להתאמץ ולהרוויח כסף משלהם והופך אותם לתלותיים.
9. אל תצטרפו למרוץ הצרכני רכשו בשום שכל.

ועכשיו נשאלת השאלה לשם מה כל המאמץ הזה? כי להשיג עצמאות כלכלית ושרידות כלכלית בעיקר בגיל הפנסיה.

ולשם כך, שימו לב גם אם אתם שווים כמה עשרות מליונים טובים אל תבזבזו על מכונית חדשה , אל תצאו לנופשים מנקרי עיניים, תשתדלו לרכוש רק מוזל ועל פי תקציב, אל תשלחו את הילדים לבית ספר פרטי תשתמשו בחינוך הציבורי הוא מספיק טוב ואל תעברו לבתים מנקרי עיניים.

זה הסוד.

ובסוף תמותו. כן ככה זה נראה לי. כדי להיות מליונר צריך לחיות חיים נזיריים ובסוף למות ולהוריש את הכסף שלכם כל המליונים שצברתם למוסדות צדקה בעלי מטרות חברתיות כי ככה לא ינכו לכם מס ירושה.

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March 31,2025
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I didn’t even finish 10% of this book. I’m just leaving this review to tank their rating and to warn others not to read this lump of misogynistic hot garbage “written” by two Chad-types. If you can even call this rambling mess “writing”.

I was frugal and spent only 10 cents buying this from a thrift store. Did that turn me into a millionaire like they claim it will? No. Do I wish I spent more money to get something of higher quality? Hell yes. Will I be much happier and live a more fulfilled life than the penny pinchers they interviewed? You can bet a million dollars on it.
March 31,2025
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A must read for every first generation immigrant (like myself). A must read for every millennial trying to navigate finance in a world post 2008. A must read for everyone that took out loans for grad school. A must read for everyone who’s ambitious. A must read for every new parent.
March 31,2025
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Allow me to tell you everything you will "learn" from reading this book in 5 words: be frugal, budget and invest. There I just saved you from having to read this sexist, racist, outdated, condescending, piece of crap.
March 31,2025
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Shows how it's not how much you make it's how you spend, or rather, don't spend and how a small investment can really add up. Tells of real people who have done more with less

March 31,2025
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Might be useful for the financially clueless people. For everyone else even the Blinks are boring.
March 31,2025
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To quote « ScienceofSuccess », spoiler alert: there are no secrets.

Whew, good thing this book exists to tell me « the right » kind of housewife to expect my daughters to become.

This is surely one of the most dull and least engaging books on wealth anywhere. Why was this so popular? It doesn’t count as « evergreen content » if it’s covered in mold.
March 31,2025
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Während des ersten Viertels musste ich mich mehrmals selbst dazu überreden, weiterzulesen, da fast ausschließlich die gängigen Weisheiten (Lebe unter deinen finanziellen Möglichkeiten, investiere statt zu konsumieren, gib weniger aus als du verdienst) beleuchtet wurden. Allerdings wurde es danach sehr viel detaillierter und es wurden unterschiedlichste Einflussfaktoren beleuchtet, wie und warum Menschen Millionäre werden. Vom Job der Eltern, über Bildung, Erziehung, Gewohnheiten, die Nachbarschaft, das berufliche Umfeld,… und das wiederum war dann sehr interessant zu lesen - daher vier Sterne.
March 31,2025
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*Update.. I chose to read this book again for a refresher. The lessons taught are a good reminder on the importance of being frugal, living within our means, and investing. What is taught here is applicable to all, even if all those interviewed by the author are high income earners, far removed from my standing in society (at least compared to me).

This is an excellent book full of great financial advice for people living within any financial bracket. Middle-income folks would probably benefit the most from this book.

Through his research the author maintains that the majority of people who accumulate wealth are not perceived as being wealthy. Becoming a millionaire or even becoming financially stable requires good "financial offense", or smart investment and the capacity to accrue wealth. But even more important is the ability to play good "financial defense", or fiscal responsibility, maintain a high net worth, defensive spending.

Stanley coined the two phrases "Under Accumulator of Wealth" (UAW), and "Prodigious Accumulator of Wealth" (PAW). UAW is meant to represent those who are generally fiscally irresponsible. These folks may have a high capacity to generate wealth, but have a comparatively lower net worth than their counterparts who are Prodigious Accumulators of Wealth. PAW's live below their means. They generally earn a high income, but are fiscally responsible. The author utilizes these to terms as a reference point throughout the book.

The net worth of an individual can be attributed just as much to the means by which he lives as to the income that he receives.

"Most American millionaires today, about 80%, are first-generation rich."

"Remember, wealth is blind. It cares not if its patrons are well-educated."

"People accumulate significant wealth by minimizing their realized/taxable income and maximizing their unrealized or untaxable income."

"The actions of the government are often a threat to high-income earners who use most of their incomes to support their lifestyles. This is especially true when there is political gain for those in power in targeting the 'wealthy'."


" ....never purchase a home that requires a mortgage that more than twice your household's total annual realized income."
I disagree with the author on this in part because there are plenty of exceptions to the rule. For example, when we purchased our first home the annual mortgage was a significant part of our total income but we purchased the home when it was in foreclosure at a time when the housing market had hit rock bottom. After only about eight years, not only did our income increase, but the home has nearly doubled in value. We are lucky we purchased the home when we did.

The best time to buy a vehicle is from December through January

The lessons taught are a good reminder on the importance of being frugal, living within our means, and investing. But all the subjects of this book or those interviewed by the author are high income earners (at least compared to me).
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