I gave this book three stars despite only skimming it, because the author's basis thesis is quite valuable: that a majority of actual millionaires don't live a glittering lifestyle, but are very deliberate about living below their means. They become millionaires because they are not spending their assets on expensive clothes, cars, homes, boats, jewels and liquor. Instead, they are saving and investing, and enjoying peace of mind rather than huge debts and the stress of trying to keep up appearances.

Stanley makes a convincing case in the first chapter, and then spends the rest of the book diving into the specifics of which brands the actual rich buy compared to those bought by the "aspirational rich". I didn't care about those details, so I just flipped through the rest of the book.