The Maui Millionaires

The Maui Millionaires
David Finkel and Diane Kennedy, CPA
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN: 0-470-0437-X
Non-Fiction, Business
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

What is the secret to true wealth? Do you have to have money to make money? Do you have to have a special talent that propels you towards greatness? Are some people just meant to live from paycheck to paycheck?
The Maui Millionaires has some surprising answers to these and other questions about wealth. Unlike many such books that talk about wealth but never really give you any secrets to actually propelling the reader towards change, this guide sets out real things that you can do to change your life in the next 72 hours and exercises that will help you along the way.
In particular, two aspects of this book really impressed me. First, this book focuses on fulfilling dreams: health, relationships, financial, self- development, adventure, and spirituality, and sharing. To me that’s the key, it’s great to have money but if you don’t use it to make your life more enriched what’s the point?
Secondly, the first few chapters focus on breaking our destructive ways of thinking about money. Often, we unconsciously repel money because we are afraid that having wealth will make us greedy and selfish. The thought never even occurs to us that we could do a lot of good if we only put our minds to it.