http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/join-the-army-get-rich/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:01:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/join-the-army-get-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Rob Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:54:01 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=159#comment-137 Have y'all ever read "Millionaire Next Door". If I remember correctly, all the people profile were making $100k a year income. Some were frugal as hell. And most were married couples with the kids gone. Have y’all ever read “Millionaire Next Door”. If I remember correctly, all the people profile were making $100k a year income. Some were frugal as hell. And most were married couples with the kids gone.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/join-the-army-get-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Doug Heaton Thu, 20 Jan 2005 02:18:37 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=159#comment-136 Perhaps the reason CNN hasn't shown such evidence of dramatic upward mobility is because of the sheer difficulty in finding it. A person that has gone from making less than 30k a year to being a millionaire without the help of a very supportive spouse or incredible luck is the needle in the haystack. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I'm definitely saying it's improbable. Perhaps the reason CNN hasn’t shown such evidence of dramatic upward mobility is because of the sheer difficulty in finding it. A person that has gone from making less than 30k a year to being a millionaire without the help of a very supportive spouse or incredible luck is the needle in the haystack. I’m not saying it’s impossible, but I’m definitely saying it’s improbable.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/join-the-army-get-rich/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Darren R. Sussman Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:54:30 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=159#comment-135 Yeah, but c'mon? $115,000 annually in salary? Even her $68,000 from the military (a pay cut for her) is what many of us would consider to be a really good, high paying salary. They're still not profiling REAL single people like you are talking about. Yeah, but c’mon? $115,000 annually in salary? Even her $68,000 from the military (a pay cut for her) is what many of us would consider to be a really good, high paying salary. They’re still not profiling REAL single people like you are talking about.

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