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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 1712127" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>My parents built a house in the 60&#039;s for $20k that&#039;s worth more than $200,000 now.&nbsp; Surely your parents&#039; home rose more than $30k in value?&nbsp; You must be very young to not remember that $35k in the late 70&#039;s was very good money.&nbsp; If your parents made $80k in their productive years, bought a home, and invested prudently then it&#039;s not surprising that their networth is $1.5 million.&nbsp; But you flat out misinterpreted what I wrote earlier.&nbsp; Having $1 million is great, who wouldn&#039;t want it?&nbsp; But he said it would provide an upper middle class lifestyle for 20 years.&nbsp; Really?&nbsp; Upper middle class people working fulltime probably haul in a million every 3-7 years.&nbsp; Investing a million to get that much would require a very high return which is highly unlikely.&nbsp; Better look to your investments because with this Greece situation we could see a strong downturn.&nbsp; I know a bit more than you think, but hey, I&#039;m just a courier, what do I know?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 1712127, member: 24302"] My parents built a house in the 60's for $20k that's worth more than $200,000 now. Surely your parents' home rose more than $30k in value? You must be very young to not remember that $35k in the late 70's was very good money. If your parents made $80k in their productive years, bought a home, and invested prudently then it's not surprising that their networth is $1.5 million. But you flat out misinterpreted what I wrote earlier. Having $1 million is great, who wouldn't want it? But he said it would provide an upper middle class lifestyle for 20 years. Really? Upper middle class people working fulltime probably haul in a million every 3-7 years. Investing a million to get that much would require a very high return which is highly unlikely. Better look to your investments because with this Greece situation we could see a strong downturn. I know a bit more than you think, but hey, I'm just a courier, what do I know? [/QUOTE]

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