The Millionaire Next Door

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An Unexpected Lesson in Frugality

 Harry and his wife are among members of the Balance Sheet Affluent crowd.  Even so, Harry never expected that one day his daughter would dramatically change her retail clothing store patronage habits.   His daughter, a college freshman, was home from school one weekend.  On Saturday, Harry asked her if she would help him deliver a carload of give aways …

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$1 Million: Something or Nothing? (Part II)

Among the millionaire types profiled in Part I, what are some of the occupational groups that tend to have higher wealth indices than the norm? Some of these include: self-employed business owners (non-retail); executives of privately held corporations (see: The Millionaire Next Door); educators (and those married to an educator, see Stop Acting Rich, pp. …

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