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Any sales pitch with “millionaire” or dollar signs in the title arouses suspicion these days. But Vicky Oliver quickly dispels it as she elaborates on themes from her new book “The Millionaire’s Handbook: How to Look and Act Like a Millionaire, Even If You’re Not” (Skyhorse Publishing, $ 12.95).

Oliver, who has written books on career development, including “301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions,” doesn’t dwell on whether Gucci beats Fendi. She focuses on branding you (with apologies for what might sound like another cheesy cliche).

“A lot of my book is about paring down,” Oliver said. As in …

<•> Follow the one-third rule. Oliver suggested this math for a wealth-building wardrobe: “Spend three times as much money (as you have been) on one-third as many items,” she said. That means breaking your streak of $ 100 pants purchases, and instead saving up for one pair of black wool pants from, say, Armani, that you then will wear everywhere with everything. “Cull a collection that has quality,” she said. That means resisting impulse purchases, skipping trendy pieces and avoiding outlet malls. A uniform has virtues. For one, instead of primping endlessly for an event, you can prep for it by reading the news or a reference gem she recommends, “The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know,” so that you’re ready…………… continues on In-Forum

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