J.C.’s Money Blog

Documenting my journey from the corporate world to entrepreneur. And then getting really rich.

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How to live off the interest

January 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments

In a previous post, I mentioned that a liquid net worth of $1 million represents financial freedom to me, because you can earn as much as the average American purely from interest. Unfortunately, due to the effects of inflation, your $1 million won’t be enough to keep you afloat forever, if you want to keep […]

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$100,000,000 is realistic

January 20th, 2008 · No Comments

My lifelong goal is to save up $100 million. This may seem ridiculous, but it’s not really. I am about to turn 30, and I want to achieve my goal by the time I turn 75. That gives me 45 years of compounding to make it happen.
Because I quit just my job this year, my goal for […]

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