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After its first publication, Dr. Thomas J. Stanley's second best-seller The Millionaire Mind spent over four months on the New York Times best-seller list, rising to position #2, and has sold over half a million copies. Here is the first paperback edition of Stanley's second groundbreaking study of America's wealthy.The Millionaire Mind targets a population of millionaires who have accumulated substantial wealth and live in ways that openly demonstrate their affluence. Exploring the ideas, beliefs, and behaviors that enabled these millionaires to build and maintain their fortunes, Dr. Stanley provides a fascinating look at who America's financial elite are and how they got there. What were their school days like? How did they respond to negative criticism? What are the characteristics of the millionaire's spouse? Is religion an important part of their lives?The author uncovers the surprising answers to these and similar questions, showing readers through concrete examples just what it is that makes the wealthy prosper when others would turn away dejected or beaten.The Millionaire Mind promises to be as transformational as Dr. Stanley's previous best-seller. This book answers universal questions with solid statistical evidence in an approachable, and anecdotal style. The number of copies sold of this soon-to-be-classic will surely be in the millions..
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Living Well on Practically Nothing: Revised and Updated Edition is for people who need to live on a lot less money. If you have been fired, demoted, retired, divorced, widowed, bankrupted or swindled - or you just want to quit your job and remain financially self-reliant - this book is for you. In it are hundreds of tips, secrets and necessary skills for living well on little money. Chapters include: Save Up to $37,000 a Year and Live on $12,000 a Year; Low-Cost Computers for Fun, Profit, and Education; Some Ways to Live on No Money at All; A Day of Cheap Living; A New Career or Business for You; Fix Things and Make Them Last; and Protect Your Investments and Make Them Grow. From cover to cover, this book is stocked with proven methods for saving money on shelter, food, clothing, transportation, entertainment, health care and more. The author left the "system" in 1969 and has worked for himself ever since. Let him show you how you, too, can live happily, comfortably and with complete financial freedom..
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This third collection of the best of Dacyczyn's popular newsletter presents all-new advice and tips, culled from the fifth and sixth years of The Tightwad Gazette. A tireless advocate of "voluntary simplicity, " Dacyczyn offers lessons in advanced "tightwaddery, " such as how to cut back APR interest points on credit cards, strategies for comparing food bills, guides to saving on the cost of college, and the secrets of yard sales and store bargains. Illustrations. 320 pp. Author tour. Radio ads. 150,000 print. (Reference).
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Release date: October 15th. Pre-sale available now from Mentor Press LLC. - - - Frugality is making a comeback, but for some people it never left town. Ever wonder how some people grow their wealth while others simply can't? The Frugal Millionaires tell you exactly how they do it. You can do it too. What's inside: - 70 millionaires anonymously share their ideas about money to help each other and you. - What sets millionaires apart from the other 98% of the population. - The 6 ways millionaires think differently about money. - Why being frugal doesn't mean being cheap. - Over 800 wealth growing ideas across 24 categories, including: investments, mortgages, real estate, credit cards, buying/leasing cars, saving and spending, donating to charity, taxes, conserving resources, recycling, marriage, and retirement. - 15 things a model frugal millionaire would love. - The frugal millionaire's favorite mottoes about money. - The prized possessons they acquired after they became millionaires.PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This book has no hidden agendas and is not trying to sell you seminars or workbooks. It is available in paperback only and priced to be affordable. It is printed on recycled paper in the United States to save on shipping costs. A portion of the profits will go to charities designated by the anonymous frugal millionaire contributors. This book is truly a "give back" to help everyone be smarter with their money. We hope you enjoy it..
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Your children can learn to give generously, save wisely, and spend carefully–and you can teach them.Young children are captivated by Saturday morning television commercials pushing the next must-have toy. Older kids think they’re losers if they don’t keep up with the latest fashion trend. Young adults find themselves facing financial temptations–like the lure of credit cards–that seem too good to resist.

Behind all these sales pitches lies the dangerous promise: “You can have it all–just buy now and pay later.” Now, Money-Savvy Kids provides a workable strategy you can use–no matter what your financial history–to prepare your children for financial success today that will carry over into financial security for a lifetime..
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The first section shows the wisdom in fasting:"There are many purposes and instances of wisdom in the fast of Ramadan which look to both God Almighty's Dominicality, and to man's social life, his personal life and the training of his instinctual soul, and to his gratitude for Divine Bounties."....The second part is about frugality and contentment, and wastefulness and extravagance; gives instructions in the form of categorically commanding frugality and clearly prohibiting wastefulness as indicated by the Qur'an, 7:31....The third part is on thanks which is, according to the Qur'an, the most important thing that the Most Merciful Creator wants from His servants.... "The All-Compassionate Creator desires THANKS in retun for the bounties He bestows on mankind. As for wastefullness, it is contrary to thanks, and slights the bounties and causes loss. While frugality is both thanks, and shows respect towards the Divine Mercy manifested in the bounties, and is the cause of plenty.".
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