Rich Quotes by Thomas J. Stanley

Anybody with a reasonable income can become financially independent in a lifetime.

— Thomas J. Stanley

One of the reasons that millionaires are economically successful is that they think differently.

— Thomas J. Stanley

Wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend.

— Thomas J. Stanley

“About one-half of the millionaires in America don’t live in upscale neighborhoods.”

— Thomas J. Stanley

It’s easier to accumulate wealth if you don’t live in a high-status neighborhood.

— Thomas J. Stanley

“If your goal is to become financially secure, you’ll likely attain it…. But if your motive is to make money to spend…

— Thomas J. Stanley

Good health, longevity, happiness, a loving family, self-reliance, fine friends … if you [have] five, you’re a rich man….

— Thomas J. Stanley

Millionaires are risk-takers, and they don't become millionaires until they're 40 or 50. It's a slower process than a lot of people think.

— Thomas J. Stanley

“They became millionaires by budgeting and controlling expenses, and they maintain their affluent status the same way. Sometimes”

— Thomas J. Stanley

The reason that so few people are financially independent today is that they place many negative roadblocks in their heads. Becoming wealthy…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“Multiply your age times your realized pretax annual household income from all sources except inheritances. Divide by ten. This, less any inherited…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“If you’re not yet wealthy but want to be someday, never purchase a home that requires a mortgage that is more than…

— Thomas J. Stanley

There are lots of things about millionaires that make them pretty ordinary, but what's not ordinary is their ability to accumulate wealth,…

— Thomas J. Stanley

Before you can become a millionaire, you must learn to think like one. You must learn how to motivate yourself to counter…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“Most people who become millionaires have confidence in their own abilities. They do not spend time worrying about whether or not their…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“How can well-educated, high-income people be so naive about money? Because being a well-educated, high-income earner does not automatically translate into financial…

— Thomas J. Stanley

If you are creative enough to select the ideal vocation, you can win, win big time. The really brilliant millionaires are those…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“After twenty years of studying millionaires across a wide spectrum of industries, we have concluded that the character of the business owner…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“WEALTHY” DEFINED Ask the average American to define the term wealthy. Most would give the same definition found in Webster’s. Wealthy to…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“Twenty years ago we began studying how people become wealthy. Initially, we did it just as you might imagine, by surveying people…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU’RE WEALTHY Whatever your age, whatever your income, how much should you be worth right now? From years…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“His view of millionaires is shared by most people who are not wealthy. They think millionaires own expensive clothes, watches, and other…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“Financially independent people are happier than those in their same income/age cohort who are not financially secure.”

— Thomas J. Stanley

“What if he had taken full advantage of the tax-advantaged benefit from the time he was first employed? Today he would be…

— Thomas J. Stanley

“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