I’ve added Elizabeth’s story to the Middle-Class Millionaires section of the site.
Juicy Excerpt: I woke up around DJI 13200, realized I had a lot to learn and had better learn it fast, and found this site. I now have cash sitting in MMFs that has not disappeared out of my retirement funds. I [...]
“I Have Much More Confidence in My Ability
to Understand What Is Happening”
Published in June 27th, 2008
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