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April 20, 2011
It is Not What You Save…
Source: MarketWatch

Summary from Eclectic:
Our summary on this great article from MarketWatch is that it is key to have a plan, to live within your means and to diversify your investments. The old saying, “Wealth is what you keep, not what you earn” comes to mind here.

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — We all may not be millionaires but there are plenty of financial and life-planning secrets we can learn from the well-heeled.

Most people know that wealth in the U.S. is in the hands of a small percentage of the total population. And, today, most of those folks with a net worth of $1 million or more have earned it themselves.

They’re mostly entrepreneurs who create everything from high-speed networks to garbage haulers. They dig ditches and build houses and grow corn and make jewelry. They deal stamps or coins or artwork and control pests and cut lawns. They also cure people and give them new teeth. Others will defend their neighbors or even feed them.
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