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• Yes, You’re A Virtual Millionaire. But So Is Everyone Else.

  By Scott Burns Q. Can I be said to be a millionaire? I have cash-type assets of about $180,000. I have a 401(k) worth about $82,000. My paid-off home is worth about $175,000. I will also receive a defined-benefit pension. I could receive it (retire from... Posted Jun 25 2008, 03:00 PM by admin with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Q&A (from print), Small Change Millionaires

• How to Get a Good Return on your Cash

  Q. Lately I have noticed ads for high-yield savings accounts. A couple of examples are UFBDirect.com (5.3percent) and Citicard.com (4.65 percent). There appears to be no minimum balance required, no fees, etc. After more than six years I have paid off... Posted May 09 2007, 06:00 PM by scottb with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Financial Planning, Q&A (from print), Small Change Millionaires

• Affection and Forethought: Worth Millions

  Want someone in your family to be rich? You can make it happen with a mixture of affection, forethought, and relatively small sums of money. The mixture can be turned into millions of dollars if that 'someone' in your family is a grandchild. The magic... Posted Sep 14 2004, 03:02 PM by scottb with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Small Change Millionaires, Wealth Scoreboard & Life of Riley Index

• Small Change Millionaires #1: Four Summer Jobs

  Here's a simple recipe to become a millionaire: Work four summer jobs, Save the income in a Roth IRA account, Invest it in a simple, low-cost equity portfolio, Simmer slowly for 47 years. Serve ungarnished (and untaxed) at age 67. This is the first recipe... Posted Jan 04 2004, 11:49 AM by scottb with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Small Change Millionaires

• The Second Starbucks' Solution

  Brooks Hamilton is a figure-it-out-and-do-it kind of guy. An employee benefits attorney who is also a major geek, he is comfortable with both words and numbers. Over the last ten years we've traded spreadsheets, talked about retirement planning, and worked... Posted Sep 16 2003, 10:16 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Retirement, Small Change Millionaires

• The Starbucks Solutions, part 1

  Giving up that daily latte can make you a millionaire. It will, alas, take quite a few years of forgone lattes but you'll still be around to enjoy the money. And it might add to your retirement security. I came to this conclusion after sitting in a Starbucks... Posted Sep 14 2003, 10:34 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Retirement, Small Change Millionaires