Cover of The Automatic Millionaire, 20th Anniversary Edition

Book · 2016 · Business & Economics

The Automatic Millionaire, 20th Anniversary Edition

A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich

by David Bach · Recommended by 5 people on 4 podcasts

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The second thing is I have read and discovered there's a guy named David Bach years ago came on the scene after I did that wrote a book called Automatic Millionaire and he makes the a very valid point in that book to do as many things in your life as you can that that you put on autopilot that.
Dave Ramsey · The Ramsey Show · Aug 2024 Listen at 1:57:20

What they say about it

Grouped from 7 mentions
  • Best selling book success“smash hit best-selling book”
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The best things said about it

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Discussed
He is the author of 10 New York Times best-selling books including the smash hit The Automatic Millionaire.
Mel Robbins The Mel Robbins Podcast · Apr 2026
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The book is called The Automatic Millionaire. This is a book that sold over 2 million copies on its own.
Steven Bartlett The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Jan 2026
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You've updated your smash hit best-selling book.
Steven Bartlett The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Jan 2026
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There was a guy out 100 years ago when one of my first bestsellers called Automatic Millionaire. His name is David David Bach. It was a bestselling book.
Dave Ramsey The Ramsey Show · Jan 2026
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Literally the first two money books I ordered were your money or your life and David box automatic millionaire.
Grant Sabatier ChooseFI · May 2023

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Why people recommend it

The Automatic Millionaire, 20th Anniversary Edition by David Bach is a personal finance guide that outlines foundational strategies for building wealth through automated savings and financial discipline. The book's enduring legacy was highlighted across numerous podcast episodes. Mel Robbins featured David Bach on The Mel Robbins Podcast, celebrating his career as a bestselling author and discussing a memorable fan interaction from a past book event. On The Diary Of A CEO, Steven Bartlett interviewed Bach about the updated milestone edition, exploring the core reasoning behind using automated systems to achieve financial independence. Meanwhile, Dave Ramsey mentioned Bach's principles on The Ramsey Show, noting the significant impact of the author's work in promoting the philosophy of putting as many financial decisions as possible on autopilot. Grant Sabatier also brought up the volume on ChooseFI, recalling it as one of the very first personal finance books he ever ordered when beginning his journey toward financial literacy. Through these various discussions, hosts and guests consistently underscored the timeless value of Bach's practical methodology, which simplifies wealth accumulation for everyday earners seeking long-term stability and peace of mind without needing constant budgeting.

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Dave Ramsey There was a guy out 100 years ago when one of my first bestsellers called Automatic Millionaire. His name i… 2
Discussed
“There was a guy out 100 years ago when one of my first bestsellers called Automatic Millionaire. His name is David David Bach. It was a bestselling book.”
Discussed
“The second thing is I have read and discovered there's a guy named David Bach years ago came on the scene after I did that wrote a book called Automatic Millionaire and he makes the a very valid point in that book to do as many things in your life as you can that that you put on autopilot that”
Steven Bartlett This is my final book. These may be my final podcasts. And what you've done is you've updated your smash hi… 2
Discussed
“And you know, the book is called The Automatic Millionaire. This is a book that sold over 2 million copies um on its own. Why did you use the word automatic?”
Discussed
“This is my final book. These may be my final podcasts. And what you've done is you've updated your smash hit best-selling book.”
David Bach One of my first book signings that I did for the Automatic Millionaire was in New York City at Barnes & Nob… 1
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“One of my first book signings that I did for the Automatic Millionaire was in New York City at Barnes & Noble. So I do the books I do the book event, right? And then I and then I take questions from my audience. And this woman stands up and she's like, 'David, I love you. I've read all your”
Grant Sabatier literally the first two money books I ordered were your money or your life and David box automatic millionaire 1
Discussed
“literally the first two money books I ordered were your money or your life and David box automatic millionaire”
Mel Robbins He is the author of 10 New York Times best-selling books including the smash hit The Automatic Millionaire. 1
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“He is the author of 10 New York Times best-selling books including the smash hit The Automatic Millionaire.”

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“When I wrote The Automatic Millionaire 20 years ago, two things have happened since then. The stock market has gone up in 20 years, 600%.”
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“The McIntyre's in this book, The Automatic Millionaire, when they came into my office and they were worth $1.8 million and he was 52 and able to retire, having earned an average of $40,000 a year”
Plugged
“Now I go around the world for the last 30 years starting with Oprah with The Automatic Millionaire I launched this book on Oprah and I talked about you have to save one hour a day of your income”
Plugged
“When I wrote The Automatic Millionaire 20 years ago, two things have happened since then. The stock market has gone up in 20 years 600%.”
Plugged
“The McIntyres in this book, The Automatic Millionaire, when they came into my office and they were worth $1.8 million and he was 52...”
Plugged
“I list all these funds in The Automatic Millionaire. One of the kind of funds I talk about the most is what's called a target dated mutual fund.”
Plugged
“One of my first book signings that I did for The Automatic Millionaire was in New York City at Barnes & Noble. So, I do the book So, I do the book event, right? And then And then I take questions from my audience. And this woman stands up and she's like, "David, I love you. I've read all your”
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“It's in The Automatic Millionaire book. DOLP stands for done on last payment.”

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