“If you’re not yet wealthy but want to be someday, never purchase a home that requires a mortgage that is more than twice your household’s total annual realized income.”
― The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
― The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
“You will never become financially independent without purchasing investments that appreciate without income realization.”
― The Millionaire Next Door
― The Millionaire Next Door
“Multiply your age times your realized pretax annual household income from all sources except inheritances. Divide by ten. This, less any inherited wealth, is what your net worth should be.”
― The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
― The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy
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