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“Wealth is not the same as income. If you make good income each year and spend it all, you are not getting wealthier. You are just living high. Wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend.
— Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
Authors of The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley & William D. Danko in The Millionaire Next Door (1996)
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