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  • Paying Tribute to Thomas Stanley and His ‘Millionaire Next Door (Modesty, Thrift and Prudence)

    03/08/2015 8:15:03 AM PDT · by Kid Shelleen · 13 replies
    NY Times ^ | 03/06/2015 | RON LIEBER
    The rich are different from you and me, though maybe not quite like we think they are. We imagine athletes, entertainers and, more recently, entrepreneurs, when we ponder the wealthy. But the enduring lesson of the classic personal finance book, “The Millionaire Next Door,” is this: Most of the rich grow wealthy because of modesty, thrift and prudence. They live happily in starter homes. They don’t subsidize irresponsible adult children. They have an allergy to luxury automobiles.
  • Georgia 'cheapskate' is millionaire author at 28

    12/29/2007 5:48:14 AM PST · by Oshkalaboomboom · 74 replies · 555+ views
    Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | 12/29/07 | BILL HENDRICK
    He fibbed his way onto the Jerry Springer Show, just to wangle a free trip to Chicago for spring break. And right there on stage, in front of millions of TV viewers, his long dreadlocks flapping wildly like dirty-blond ropes, he got into the obligatory fight with three of his best friends from the University of Georgia. Fists flew. Blows landed. Chairs were slung before the bouncers grabbed the flailing foursome. Alan Corey and his friends — all warily in on the charade — were gleeful. Sure, they'd made "total fools" out of themselves on national TV, but they'd finagled...