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15 January 2012 | 16 replies
RichI don't think that duplexes are a bad first investment.
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19 June 2007 | 8 replies
Forgot to mention one more book: The Millionaire Next Door.This book is inspirational as it really helps to reinforce the notion that getting rich is not based on luck, intelligence, formal education, or inheritance (e.g., the genetic lottery).
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20 September 2010 | 21 replies
Rich is partial to south Texas and Texas in general from what I have read, which I agree with.
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25 March 2019 | 4 replies
@Richie Thomas Welcome!
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4 November 2021 | 8 replies
@Lionel Li Thank you Lionel!
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20 January 2020 | 18 replies
Richie,Thanks for your time and the extent of thought you put into your response.
5 December 2019 | 5 replies
@Richie Thomas very great points made there.
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23 May 2023 | 19 replies
Rich,I agree that most will say something just like you mentioned.
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24 February 2023 | 172 replies
The people researched in the Millionaire next door don’t believe in debt and Dave Ramsey judy interviewed over 10k people and none of them used debt to get rich. I
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16 August 2023 | 9 replies
Hey Lionel.