The New York Times-bestselling author of The Millionaire Next Door reveals the spending and saving habits of financially successful women. Millionaire Women Next Door presents a variety of groundbreaking concepts involving the personality, lifestyle, motives, beliefs, and spending habits of economically successful American businesswomen. Most of these women report being raised in nurturing family environments. They were trained not only to succeed financially but also to be generous in giving to noble causes. Stanley asks, "How did these businesswomen become millionaires' They did it by doing more of the key activities and achieving better results than most of their male counterparts." Praise for Thomas J. Stanley's The Millionaire Mind "A very good book that deserves to be well read."--The Wall Street Journal "Worth every cent ... It's an inspiration for anyone who has ever been told that he wasn't smart enough or good enough." -Associated Press "A high IQ isn't necessarily an indicator of financial success ... Stanley tells us that the typical millionaire had an average GPA and frugal spending habits-but good interpersonal skills." -Entertainment Weekly "Ideas bigger than the next buck." -Orlando Sentinel.;Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; I. Women in Business; 1: An Introduction to Millionaire Women Next Door; 2: What Does It Mean to Be Rich?; 3: Millionaires: Women vs. Men; II. Early Socialization; 4: The Parents of Successful Businesswomen; 5: Beta Women: Beating the Odds Against Succeeding; 6: Alpha Women vs. Beta Women; III. About Their Benevolent Nature; 7: Generous and Wealthy?; 8: Learning to Give; 9: Intrafamily Gifts of Kindness; 10: The High Price of Being Controlled; 11: The Gift of Gifts: Demonstrating Empathy for the Real Needs of People