Stop Acting Rich: . . . And Start Living Like a Real Millionaire

Notes

Chapter 1 The Difference between Being Rich and Acting Rich

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^[1] Number based on my laborious number crunching from IRS data.

^[2] The Stanley Wealth Equation is the copyrighted (1987) property of Dr. Thomas J. Stanley.

^[3] In this analysis, augmented net worth was used because the wealth equation was developed and validated numerous times using this measure.

^[4] Shari Roan, "It's the Activities That Make Us Happy, Not Money," Chicago Tribune, March 8, 2009, section 9, p. 6.

^[5] Pamela Paul, "The Luxury of a Large Family," Atlanta Journal and Constitution, April 9, 2008, p. A11.

Chapter 2 Everything You Think about Rich Is Wrong

^[6] Lucius Beebe, Big Spenders (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966), p. x.

^[7] Harley-Davidson, Inc. Form 10-K, December 31, 2006, p. 4.

^[8] Louis Uchitelle, "American Wins Nobel in Economics," New York Times, October 10, 2006, P. C9.

^[9] Jonathan Clements, "Forget the Mansion: Why Buying Bigger Doesn't Guarantee a Rich Retirement," Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2006, p. D1.

Chapter 3 Do the Shoes Make the Man?

^[10] The most preferred brand of shoe, reported by millionaires, was defined as the one suitable "for dress" and/or "for work."

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