The Thin Green Line

The Money Secrets of the Super Wealthy

By: Paul Sullivan, Paul Sullivan - introduction

Narrated by: George Newbern

“Wealth Matters” columnist for The New York Times reveals the decisions, behaviors, and worldviews that lead to true wealth.

For the better part of the past decade, Paul Sullivan has written about and lived among some of the wealthiest people in America. He has learned how they save, spend, and invest their money; how they work and rest; how they use their wealth to give their children educational advantages, but not strip them of motivation. He has also seen how they make horrendous mistakes. Firsthand, Sullivan knows why some people, even “rich” people, never find true wealth, and why other people, even those who have far less, are far better off financially.

This book shows how others can make better financial decisions—and come to terms with what money means to them. It lays out how to avoid the pitfalls around saving, spending, and giving money away and think differently about wealth to lead a more secure and less stressful life. An essential complement to all of the financial advice available, this “timely…smart” (Publishers Weekly) guide is a welcome antidote to the idea that wealth is a number on a bank statement.

Fundamentals

This book covers the fundamentals of being a grown up with you finances. The stories are entertaining but if you have a logical approach to your finances and learn along the way, you have figured out this long time ago.

Excellent

Insightful. Provides some unique perspectives on relationships to money. Well worth the time. Add to your library and soak up the knowledge.

Highly recommend

This book now joins the ranks of a few books I recommend to everyone seeking to improve their lives. The thin green line I now imagine in my daily transactions and views about the distinction between rich and wealthy will forever be a part of me, and I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to better their outlook on personal spending and saving.

Financial biography?

About half the time this seemed like a financial biography since the author spent so much time talking about his own finances. Was entertaining but I like other financial books better.

Living Above the Line

This book about money is none like I have read previously. The author begins by meeting with Tiger21, a group of about 200 members, who each pay a sum of $30,000 a year to be a member of, where they gather together to speak of financial issues. After the group is speaking with the author about his own finances, a few recommendations are made, of which some, like selling a condo in Naples are made.

I loved the fact that the author interviewed several different people with different financial backgrounds and different thought processes. It made this eye opening to me, as I am too one of 1% and intend to stay there by making wise decisions and continue to listen to books such as this.

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