Distinctions between Millionaires and the Middle Class

[stephenNUTS]

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while also striving to help those less fortunate

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Curious of how the book argues that helping those less fortunate helps someone achieve wealth?

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Because after you spend the $19.99 for the book....the author is that much closure to achieving that goal [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

But all kidding aside,monetary success alone is not the end all be all IMO.Once you reach a certain level of financial security....other things in life DO become more meaningful.

I know MANY wealthy individuals who feel just as much "success" in giving some back....just as gratifying as that previous climb towards success

You have to get their first to understand I guess

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[Henry17]

An abundance of what? goodwill?

[Mark1808]

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An abundance of what? goodwill?

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An abundance of wealth. Succesful people believe they can always create more wealth and giving some away does not mean they will have less.

[Henry17]

Unless the act of giving in some way facilitates making more (a connection I don't see) then yes it does mean they will have less.

[Mark1808]

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Unless the act of giving in some way facilitates making more (a connection I don't see) then yes it does mean they will have less.

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The attitude of giving creates a mind set of abundance. Those that fear that they can't create or produce more in the future have a tough time giving up anything they have. One's attitude has a great bearing on success.

[Henry17]

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The attitude of giving creates a mind set of abundance. Those that fear that they can't create or produce more in the future have a tough time giving up anything they have. One's attitude has a great bearing on success.

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I partially agree with this. I just don't see why I'd give stuff to others. I can create the same feeling of abundance by just having a very high burn rate.

[Rotating Rabbit]

Here's two perhaps less obvious ones:

Millionaires got lucky financially (most likely a good start)
Families of millionaires are less happy

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

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Millionaires are too busy working for nonsense like this.

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ZING! WRONG!

www.fourhourworkweek.com

Book sounds great

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Millionaires write books called "The Four Hour Work Week" and the middle class buys them.

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

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In my experience (reasonable sample size), the extremely wealthy are incredibly unhappy souls.

The middle class seems downright gleeful by comparison.

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say what?