Cover of The Millionaire Next Door

Book · 1996 · Rich people

The Millionaire Next Door

by Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko · Recommended by 17 people on 8 podcasts

#133 of 16,760 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts

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The Millionaire Next Door that book was literally mind blowing for me because what it described basically what in the book actually really resonated with me was the interviews.
Yanely Espinal · ChooseFI · Nov 2020 Listen at 25:19

What they say about it

Grouped from 33 mentions
  • Authored by Tom Stanley“Thomas Stanley's book”
    10
  • Game changer for readers“mind blowing for me”
    5
  • Published in 1992
    5

The best things said about it

5 of 33 · every mention
Recommended
The first book I'll never forget was The Millionaire Next Door was the first assignment to read and I would tell you I was always a saver didn't know how to invest but once I read that book the light bulb kind of went on.
Chris Travers ChooseFI · Apr 2024
Discussed
He wrote a book in 1992 called The Millionaire Next Door, became a very famous book, and it was an excellent, excellent product.
Dave Ramsey The Ramsey Show · May 2024
Discussed
He turned around and handed me The Millionaire Next Door and those two books just opened my eyes.
Mrs Adventure Rich ChooseFI · May 2018
Discussed
25 years ago uh I was gifted the book The Millionaire Next store obviously read that and kind of lived by that most of my life um I I try to live well below my memes.
On the show The Ramsey Show · Jan 2024
Discussed
You look at The Millionaire Next Door for instance, who showcases the stories of all these sort of what I call silent practitioners right practicing frugality practicing the basics of investment.
Travis Shakespeare ChooseFI · Jun 2023

Where and when it comes up

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Counted mentions by episode date. Our archive is deeper for recent years; 2026 so far.

How it comes up

Recommended means the speaker tells listeners to read it.

Most mentions, by podcast

8 shows

17 people who brought it up

Most recommendations first

Also: Paula Pant · Shaan Puri · Stan Efferding · Stephen Dubner · Travis Shakespeare

Why people recommend it

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko is a foundational personal finance classic that examines the habits, spending patterns, and lifestyles of everyday American millionaires. Chris Travers recalled reading the book as an impactful early assignment that transformed his financial perspective, while Jonathan recommended it on ChooseFI to help listeners identify as accumulators of wealth. Grumpus Maximus and David Sawyer also endorsed the title as a crucial text for anyone seeking to escape financial ignorance and build long-term independence. Yanely Espinal shared on ChooseFI that the book was mind-blowing, noting that the qualitative interviews with self-made individuals completely shifted her understanding of true wealth. On The Ramsey Show, George Kamel discussed the foundational research conducted by Tom Stanley into the traits of millionaires and decamillionaires. Additional guests, including Jesse Mecham and Paula Pant, reflected on discovering the book during their youth, noting how its core message demystified the path to achieving a seven-figure net worth and inspired generations of savers to prioritize frugality over conspicuous consumption.

Every mention

33 counted mentions · 7 passing or ad reads below
Chris Travers and the first book I'll never forget was The Millionaire Next Door was the first assignment to read and I w… 1
Recommended
“and the first book I'll never forget was The Millionaire Next Door was the first assignment to read and I would tell you I was always a saver didn't know how to invest but once I read that book the light bulb kind of went on”
David Sawyer simple path to wealth was fantastic uh Millionaire Next Door excellent 1
Recommended
“simple path to wealth was fantastic uh Millionaire Next Door excellent”
Grumpus Maximus but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your li… 1
Recommended
“but if you can just educate yourself enough if you can read a book or two if you know your money or your life or or some some book that was popular maybe like uh the millionaire next door at the time at least touch on this this issue from time to time instead of walking through your life ignorant”
Yanely Espinal so the book is coming to mind is The Millionaire Next Door That book was literally mind blowing for me beca… 1
Recommended
“so the book is coming to mind is The Millionaire Next Door That book was literally mind blowing for me because what it described basically What What In the book actually really resonated with me was the interviews”
Dave Ramsey One of the guys we found was worth $12 million in the uh when we did the millionaire study. Yeah. For the m… 8
Discussed
“One of the guys we found was worth $12 million in the uh when we did the millionaire study. Yeah. For the millionaire next or not millionaire next door. That's Tom Stanley's book.”
Discussed
“So, it pops into my head that um Tom Stanley, who wrote the book Millionaire Next Door in 1992. He's passed away in a car wreck. Uh but he was an inspiration to a lot of us in this space, showing that people become millionaires starting from nothing.”
Discussed
“this Tom Stanley that did the book Millionaire Next Door many years ago he's passed away since it was 1992 he did a book later on billionaires and the number one character quality he found among the self-made billionaires was Integrity”
Discussed
“George as far as I'm concerned is um Tom Stanley the great Tom Stanley who did the original book The Millionaire Next Door”
Discussed
“Tom Stanley who wrote the book Millionaire Next Door before he passed away he wrote another book called stop acting”
Discussed
“his daughter Sarah has continued on his work down in Atlanta and he wrote a book in 1992 called The Millionaire Next Door became a very famous book and it was an excellent excellent product uh and Tom was a marketing professor at Georgia State University and then he became a millionaire selling eight bazillion of those books”
Discussed
“my friend Tom Stanley who passed away a few years ago his daughter Sarah has continued his work wrote a book in 1992 called The Millionaire Next Door”
Discussed
“my friend Tom Stanley who's passed away now did a book in 1992 um called The Millionaire Next Door and he studied millionaires in 1992 many years ago”
Mrs Adventure Rich I think it was financially stupid people are everywhere and how not to be one of them and then after I read… 2
Discussed
“I think it was financially stupid people are everywhere and how not to be one of them and then after I read that he he turned around and handed me The Millionaire Next Door and those two books just opened my eyes”
Discussed
“so part of it was I had you know just been reading this book about The Millionaire Next Door and so I was just talking to him about it saying hey this is really interesting”
Angela Duckworth I hate to say I think you're just converting me on the spot here because I do think about some of the thing… 1
Discussed
“I hate to say I think you're just converting me on the spot here because I do think about some of the things that I've learned from actual self-help books including the Millionaire Next Door I have not read The Millionaire Next Door so one of my brothers gave that to me when I was in my mid late 20s”
Brad Barrett that book was a gamecher for me also and I read it similar to you. 1
Discussed
“that book was a gamecher for me also and I read it similar to you.”
Chris Sacca morgan hle yeah great book that Echoes a lot of refrains but a lot of that like The Millionaire Next Door t… 1
Discussed
“morgan hle yeah great book that Echoes a lot of refrains but a lot of that like The Millionaire Next Door that kind of stuff”
George Kamel Tom Stanley did a book in 1992 called The Millionaire Next Door where he studied millionaires and he came b… 1
Discussed
“Tom Stanley did a book in 1992 called The Millionaire Next Door where he studied millionaires and he came back later and studied deca millionaires and I can't remember the name of that book. It was called millionaire something uh millionaire mindset or something like that by Tom Stanley and he studied people that had $10 million net worths or”
Jacob Sabulski that makes me think of The Millionaire Next Door that book you know that like all these immigrant parents t… 1
Discussed
“that makes me think of The Millionaire Next Door that book you know that like all these immigrant parents that come in like make their kids wealthy then they blow it all by the second generation”
Jesse Mecham I read the millionaire next door when I was 14 and like enjoyed it, you know, like that's a little odd. I r… 1
Discussed
“I read the millionaire next door when I was 14 and like enjoyed it, you know, like that's a little odd. I read the richest man in Babylon.”
Paula Pant well I remember when I was in high school, I read The Millionaire Next Door and even that that was a promise. 1
Discussed
“well I remember when I was in high school, I read The Millionaire Next Door and even that that was a promise.”
Shaan Puri did you have you had the millionaire next door where they're like no what did they say it 1
Discussed
“did you have you had the millionaire next door where they're like no what did they say it”
Stan Efferding it's kind of like The Millionaire Next Door what what are things that that these people do consistently suc… 1
Discussed
“it's kind of like The Millionaire Next Door what what are things that that these people do consistently success leaves clues”
Stephen Dubner it's called Popular personal financial advice versus the professors in it he examines the advice given in b… 1
Discussed
“it's called Popular personal financial advice versus the professors in it he examines the advice given in books like Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley and William Danko”
Travis Shakespeare you look at The Millionaire Next Door for instance who showcases the stories of all these sort of what I ca… 1
Discussed
“you look at The Millionaire Next Door for instance who showcases the stories of all these sort of what I call silent practitioners right practicing frugality practicing the basics of investment practicing how to create a life of financial Independence for themselves”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker8
Discussed
“25 years ago uh I was gifted the book The Millionaire Next store obviously read that and kind of lived by that most of my life um I I try to live well below my memes”
Recommended
“you know one of the things I think is really uh would be a really cool thing to do if you guys have read Thomas Stanley's book The Millionaire Next Door he talks about you know people being an accumulator of wealth and actually ranks it that way”
Discussed
“because I do think about some of the things that I've learned from actual self-help books including the Millionaire Next Door”
Discussed
“maybe picking up a couple of books here and there The Millionaire Next Door jumps out at me”
Discussed
“well was the co-worker she met who introduced her to multiple personal finance books including the Millionaire Next Door which I know was kind of a seminal moment in my fight Journey as well and this kind of opened her eyes to money management and led her down that rabbit hole”
Discussed
“yeah and I mean this this touches on you know the famous book The Millionaire Next Door right”
Discussed
“yeah and I mean this this touches on you know the famous book The Millionaire Next Door right it's you know very rarely is the guy in the mcmansion with the BMW actually wealthy actually a millionaire Sure there are some that you know just make Oodles of money and can afford to waste it on frivolous stuff but but”
Discussed
“anyone's ever read Millionaire Next Door and Dr Stanley talked about playing offense and playing defense playing defense as being Frugal being smart with your money right”

Also mentioned in the same episodes

Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“And most of them are in careers you've never heard of. Oh, yeah. This is that Millionaire Next Door book, like somebody's auto workers. Yeah, small business.”
Passing
“That makes me think of The Millionaire Next Door, that book.”
Passing
“Jonathan from our Facebook group had a Frugal win and he said not huge but I signed up for the free trial version of audible so I can listen to the simple path to wealth and The Millionaire Next Door”
Passing
“I read The Millionaire Next Door in college and then blogs Wall Street Journal those sorts of things just got very interested in personal finance”
Passing
“and it was very much that Millionaire Next Door lifestyle mentality of you don't need to be flashy you don't need to try to impress other people”
Passing
“Financial Independence was a thing you know I'd never heard of your money or your life or The Millionaire Next Door”
Passing
“there's no UK equivalent books to The Millionaire Next Door”

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