In one of the threads, I was told I was doing something wrong because I won't have millions (plural) at retirement. The commenter said he was thinking of how to become a millionaire when he was 15. Good for him, but he must be a youngster with a new world frame of reference.
When I was 15, according to ESPN, the minimum Major League Baseball player's salary was $10,000. THE AVERAGE WAS $24,909. THE AVERAGE.
Born too late for Bill Haley and a brand new '57 Chevy and too early to be thinking about making millions...especially with my first job at 16, making $1.25 per hour on the window (it was the window or the grill back then) at McDonald's.
My auto mech teacher at the time told us the importance of maintaining our cars, prefacing it: "I know it seems impossible but, with inflation, each of you will make about ONE MILLION DOLLARS in your lifetime."
Things HAVE changed.
When I was 15, according to ESPN, the minimum Major League Baseball player's salary was $10,000. THE AVERAGE WAS $24,909. THE AVERAGE.
Born too late for Bill Haley and a brand new '57 Chevy and too early to be thinking about making millions...especially with my first job at 16, making $1.25 per hour on the window (it was the window or the grill back then) at McDonald's.
My auto mech teacher at the time told us the importance of maintaining our cars, prefacing it: "I know it seems impossible but, with inflation, each of you will make about ONE MILLION DOLLARS in your lifetime."
Things HAVE changed.