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This incredible millennial bought their first home just by making a packed lunch every day for a year and buying a winning lottery ticket (newsthump.com)

submitted 7 months ago by ZeroCool to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 41 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I read over two dozen financial advice books.

And after a decade of trial and error, I am proud to say that now that I'm nearing 40, I have discovered the secret to strong financial health is simple...

Find a high paying job and do that.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago

...and no avocado toast, right?

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Have you considered having rich parents?

[–] NoMoreLurkingToo@startrek.website 7 points 7 months ago

Or write financial advice books.

[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 31 points 7 months ago (1 children)

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 20 points 7 months ago

[–] neo@feddit.de 20 points 7 months ago

It's easy really. Most people just make the seemingly obvious mistake to buy losing tickets, but if you wanna be a winner, just join my WhatsApp group and learn how to become rich!

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 7 points 7 months ago

its sad that I remember something like this from years ago but it was about the guy inheriting some money and it was not from the onion and actually was a story.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Yes I know this is oniony and that's why it's hilarious and I wanted to do the math anyway. My math says that if she hadn't won £400,000 in the lottery, it would've taken her 282 years to save up £400,000 at the rate of saving £1300 every 11 months. Someone please check my math because I am an average C student. How was my math?

If she saves £1,300 every eleven months, how long would it take her to save up £400,000?

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I'm so happy for her. I guess if she knew she was gonna win the lottery, she wouldn't've had to suffer with packed lunches that rough year.