[mooby]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Yeah, you always hear about the guys who blew it all away but certainly they are some success story. Budgeting is always smart, but it's amazing the discipline it took to invest 70% and live on 30. But the article said he lived on 72k per year...but I bet that is net. If so it's more like the equivalent of over 100k...I mean, u can do alright on that.

Hell, even with the high cost of living in NoVa I'm sure I could get by on 72k a year. You're def right on that. Even still 70% net invested is a great ratio. He is definitely in the minority of players who do that.