内容简介
The“WealthMatters”columnistofTheNewYorkTimesrevealsthehabits,worldviews,andpracticesthatleadtotruewealth—andwhyit’smoreimportanttobe“wealthy”than“rich.”
Forthebetterpartofthepastdecade,PaulSullivanhaswrittenaboutandlivedamongsomeofthewealthiestpeopleinAmerica.Hehaslearnedhowtheysave,spend,andinvesttheirmoney;howtheyworkandrest;howtheyusetheirwealthtogivetheirchildreneducationaladvantagesbutnotstripthemofmotivation.Hehasalsoseenhowtheymakehorrendousmistakes.Firsthand,Sullivanknowswhysomepeople,even“rich”people,neverfindtruewealth,andwhyotherpeople,eventhosewhohavefarlessaremuchwealthier.
Sullivanispartofthe“TheOnePercent”today,buthecamefromfarhumblerroots,startinglifeinthebottomtwenty-fivepercent.Thispersonalbookshowshowotherscanmakebetterfinancialdecisions—andcometotermswithwhatmoneymeanstothem.Itlaysouthowtheycanavoidthepitfallsaroundsaving,spendingandgivingtheirmoneyawayandthinkdifferentlyaboutwealthtoleadmoresecureandlessstressfullives.Anessentialcomplementtoallofthefinancialadviceavailable,thisuniqueguideisawelcomeantidotetotheideathatwealthisanumberonabankstatement.
作者简介
PaulSullivanwritesthe“WealthMatters”columnforTheNewYorkTimesandistheauthorofTheThinGreenLine:TheMoneySecretsoftheSuperWealthyandClutch:WhySomePeopleExcelUnderPressureandOthersDon’t.HisarticleshaveappearedinFortune,CondeNastPortfolio,TheInternationalHeraldTribune,Barron’s,TheBostonGlobe,andFood&Wine.From2000to2006,hewasareporter,editor,andcolumnistattheFinancialTimes.AgraduateofTrinityCollegeandtheUniversityofChicago,SullivanlivesinFairfieldCounty,Connecticut.