Marriage. See also Spouse
dates/retreats with mate and, 124–125, 135
learning from, 241
mission statement of, 119–120
money issues, 199–200, 208, 210–211, 223
strong, loving, 107
Millionaire Next Door, The (Danko & Stanley), 196, 203
Money. See also Consumption; Credit Cards; Debt; Finance system
accumulation of, 53
channeling flow of, 206–207
effective financial system for, 217–221
expectations concerning, 198–201
financial freedom with, 203
financial goals for, 207–213
financial intelligence increased of, 214–215
game, 210, 214
increased income strategy and, 195–196
investing v. consuming of, 192, 197, 200, 202–205
life balance and, 192–193
management matrix, 201–206, 210, 213
margin/buffer, 216–217
marriage and issues of, 199–200, 208, 210–211, 223
mission statement, 211–213
navigational intelligence of, 221–222
optimizers for, 206–231
privilege, children’s success and, 196–197
as real and realistic, 33–34
seeing, 194–197, 201
success, happiness, “things,” and, 194–195
tracking of spending of, 207–208
true wealth of, 222–223
Myths
of balance as equalizing the scale, 24–25
of faster is better, 24–27
of ideal life as worry free, 23–24
of increased income strategy, 195–196
of money and “things” = success and happiness, 194–195
of privilege = children’s success = money, 196–197
of work and family as enemies, 27–30, 74