Making Millions For Dummies
1. Edition December 2008
384 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The must-have guide to achieving great wealth
Making Millions For Dummies lays out in simple,
easy-to-understand steps the best ways to achieve wealth. Through a
proven methodology of saving, building a successful business, smart
investing, and carefully managing assets, this up-front, reliable
guide shows readers how to achieve millionaire or multimillionaire
status. It provides the lowdown on making wise financial decisions,
with guidance on managing investments and inheritances, minimizing
taxes, making money grow, and, most important, how to avoid common
and costly financial mistakes. Millionaire wannabes will see how to
maintain financial security throughout their life with this
easy-to-follow road map to financial independence. For individuals
who yearn to make millions but don't want to be restricted to
owning or running a business, the book features other options, such
as inventing and patenting the next big thing, consulting, selling
high-value collectibles, and flipping or owning real estate.
Part I: Getting Your Finances in Order 9
Chapter 1: Gathering the Building Blocks 11
Chapter 2: Understanding Your Money Personality 21
Chapter 3: Setting Your Financial Goals 37
Chapter 4: Working Out Finances with Your Spouse or Partner 49
Part II: Strategies for Building Wealth 61
Chapter 5: Living below Your Means 63
Chapter 6: Managing Debt and Freeing Up Your Money 75
Chapter 7: Starting on Your Savings Plan 95
Chapter 8: Getting the Most from Your Job 107
Part III: Paths Paved with Gold 121
Chapter 9: Starting Your Own Business 123
Chapter 10: Inventing a Better Mousetrap 139
Chapter 11: Inheriting Wealth 151
Chapter 12: Winning Wealth 159
Chapter 13: Investing for Wealth 171
Chapter 14: Joining the Landed Gentry 191
Part IV: Managing Your Wealth 209
Chapter 15: Going to the Pros 211
Chapter 16: Going for Growth versus Going for Income 229
Chapter 17: Minimizing Uncle Sam's Share 245
Chapter 18: Covering Your Assets 261
Chapter 19: Planning for Your Heirs 283
Chapter 20: Keeping Your Finances in Good Health 297
Part V: The Part of Tens 307
Chapter 21: Ten Traits of Millionaires 309
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Find More (Of Your Own) Money 317
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Make Your Money Work Harder 327
Chapter 24: Ten Ways You Can Tell You're a Millionaire 335
Index 341