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There are people who earn tens and even hundreds

of millions of dollars in a single year. One of the

Walton heirs (Walmart) earned $220,000,000 in
dividends in a recent six month period. That was

just a part of her income.

When you think of the high school dropout

or even the high school graduate working to earn
$25,000 or $35,000 per year and you compare that

with earning $200,000 per year, well, it’s a fairly

huge difference. The question you might want to
ask yourself is, “Would you rather work and earn

$200,000 a year, which breaks out to be about

$4,000 per week? Or would you rather earn
$30,000 per year ($600 per week), which could be

gone as soon as you pay your basic bills, leaving
you little money to save and invest?” You would

probably need a second job just to have the money

needed to enjoy your life or to save for a better
future.

The question you may want to ask yourself

might be, “Which income would I choose for myself
if given the choice?”

Would I choose $600 per week? Or would I choose

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