Want to retire at 65 a millionaire That probably seems like a million years from now if you’re just beginning your career, but your biggest asset in reaching that goal is the amount of time you and your money have to get there

After a year of economic growth, with persistent discussions of a possible double-dip recession on the horizon, and little optimism for a quick economic recovery to pre-recession incomes, real estate and residential lease agreement markets, and employment, how does the recovery really look How long is the recovery going to take

A recent survey of Americans showed that one in three Americans believe they will become “rich” in their lifetime, but of course rich is a relative term There are plenty of people who earn $100,000/year and have so many bills that they don’t consider themselves even close to rich; there are also plenty of people who earn $35,000/year and believe wholeheartedly that if they were suddenly earning $100,000 they would be rich