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The average homeowner to this day is 38 times wealthier than a renter.\"\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nIn his bestselling book, \u003Cem>“The Automatic Millionaire,”\u003C\u002Fem> Bach does the math:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>\"As a renter, you can easily spend half a million dollars or more on rent over the years ($1,500 a month for 30 years comes to $540,000), and in the end wind up just where you started — owning nothing. Or you can buy a house and spend the same amount paying down a mortgage, and in the end wind up owning your own home free and clear!\"\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>Who is David Bach?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nBach is a self-made millionaire who has written nine consecutive \u003Cem>New York Times\u003C\u002Fem> bestsellers. His book, \u003Cem>“The Automatic Millionaire,” \u003C\u002Fem>spent 31 weeks on the \u003Cem>New York Times \u003C\u002Fem>bestseller list. He is one of the only business authors in history to have four books simultaneously on the \u003Cem>New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek \u003C\u002Fem>and \u003Cem>USA Today \u003C\u002Fem>bestseller lists.\r\n\r\nHe has been a contributor to \u003Cem>NBC’s Today Show \u003C\u002Fem>appearing more than 100 times, has been a regular on \u003Cem>ABC, CBS, Fox, CNBC, CNN, Yahoo, The View,\u003C\u002Fem> and \u003Cem>PBS\u003C\u002Fem>, and has been profiled in many major publications, including \u003Cem>The New York Times, BusinessWeek, USA Today, People, Reader’s Digest, Time, Financial Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Working Woman, Glamour, Family Circle, Redbook, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Investors’ Business Daily,\u003C\u002Fem> and \u003Cem>Forbes.\u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nWhenever a well-respected millionaire gives investment advice, people usually clamor to hear it. This millionaire gave simple advice – if you don’t yet live in your own home, go buy one.","\r\nWhenever a well-respected millionaire gives investment advice, people usually clamor to hear it. 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