Ray From Cleveland
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- Aug 16, 2015
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One in a million. Might as well buy a lottery ticket
No, because lottery tickets are a waste of money. You might as well throw your cash into your waste basket.
Even if one doesn't make it to multi-millionaire status, they do a lot better than people who never invested in anything. My experience is that people who bitch about what others have never made an investment themselves outside of a house or perhaps an IRA at work, which you can't draw a dime out of until 59 1/2 years without severe penalties.
I'm not rich, but in my mid 30's, I invested in real estate. I've been a landlord for over 27 years. Now retired, I have no need to work unless it's something I wish to do. Now that this Covid is near it's end, I just may do that.
In any case, I haven't been on an out of town vacation in over 35 years. At the age of 61, I've never seen an ocean in my life outside of television or an airplane window. I've dedicated all my vacation time from work to this place. No, I'm not wealthy, but again, I have more going for me than the people that complain they don't make enough and somebody should do something about it.