Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderThe book The Millionaire Next Door provided data to support "Seek wealth, not money or status". The book was written by finance professors who examined the characteristics of actual millionaires. They found a lot of people who appeared to be millionaires did not actually have a net worth over a million dollars. High status professional are expected to drive nice cars and live in a big house. It's harder to be a millionaire if you're spending a lot of money…
I think it is sad that we let others steal our freedom and then fall for the illusion that we need to steal others freedom just to get our own freedom back. >You want wealth because it buys you freedom—so you don’t have to wear a tie like a collar around your neck; so you don’t have to wake up at 7:00 a.m. to rush to work and sit in commute traffic; so you don’t have to waste your life…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 448
- Total comments
- 587
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-25 | How to Get Rich | dsr12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019-12-28 | How to Get Rich | yarapavan | 4 | 0 |
| 2020-03-08 | How to Get Rich: Every Episode [audio] | benwx3000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-12-23 | How to Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky) | noch | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-05-22 | How to get rich without being lucky (2019)First breakout · Best thread | Jaxtek | 339 | 531 |
| 2022-11-13 | How to Get Rich (2019)Latest 20+ point return | mottiden | 94 | 56 |