“Most people will never become wealthy in one generation if they are married to people who are wasteful. A couple cannot accumulate wealth if one of its members is a hyperconsumer.” — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
“Twenty years ago we began studying how people become wealthy. Initially, we did it just as you might imagine, by surveying people in so-called upscale neighborhoods across the country. In time, we discovered something odd. Many people who live in… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
I am not impressed with what people own. But I’m impressed with what they achieve. I’m proud to be a physician. Always strive to… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
“There is an inverse relationship between the time spent purchasing luxury items such as cars and clothes and the time spent planning one’s financial… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
There are about 300,000 neighborhoods in the United States, and more than half of them have at least one millionaire living there. Most millionaires… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
Money should never change one’s values…. Making money is only a report card. It’s a way to tell how you’re doing. — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
“Great offense and poor defense translate into under accumulation of wealth.” — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
“if you’re not financially independent, you will spend an increasing amount of your time and energy worrying about your socioeconomic future.” — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
Most people have it all wrong about wealth in America. Wealth is not the same as income. If you make a good income each… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
“If your goal is to become financially secure, you’ll likely attain it…. But if your motive is to make money to spend money on… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
If you are creative enough to select the ideal vocation, you can win, win big time. The really brilliant millionaires are those who selected… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
Wealth is more often the result of a lifestyle of hard work, perseverance, planning, and, most of all, self-discipline. — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
Before you can become a millionaire, you must learn to think like one. You must learn how to motivate yourself to counter fear with… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
The reason that so few people are financially independent today is that they place many negative roadblocks in their heads. Becoming wealthy is, in… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
“What if he had taken full advantage of the tax-advantaged benefit from the time he was first employed? Today he would be a millionaire.… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
“Have you ever noticed those people whom you see jogging day after day? They are the ones who seem not to need to jog.… — Thomas J. Stanley Copy Share Image
