About the Millionaire Next Door. There are some problems with that book as well. Invest in mutual funds, buy and hold, get rich- just like Suzy Orman says.Quote from Corso482:
Ok, I gotta step in and defend RK. Granted, the guy doesn't offer any practical advice, but when I read that book it completely changed the way I thought about money. Please note, I was only 17 when I read it.
Anyway, it basically got me to start thinking like someone who's trying to build networth as opposed to someone who is trying to look rich. Although, 'The Millionaire Next Door' would probably have done the same thing.
However they entire premise of that book is that you have reliable 15%/year returns (considered a 'conservative' return when that book was written) year in and year out for 20 years. That is not going to happen again for a long time.
Once you change your expected returns to something more like 6%, then suddenly you are no longer on the glidepath to financial freedom.