<p>I am technically a millionaire if you include all my assets. </p>
<p>A little story. </p>
<p>My father received his engineering degree from IIT in Chicago. One of his good friends was a brilliant mechanical engineer student who loved working with cars. Junior year he designed and developed a new transmission; one that had very few moving parts and was very efficient too. GM bought his design for a $1 million back in 1979. Ford offered him about half that amount. GM took that design and prototyped and shelved it. He never heard or seen of it since. Back to the point of the story. That guy took that $1 million and bought government bonds and also invested it into some companies in the 1980s and 1990s. Today he is retired after working for BMW. Last time I checked he has around $100 million. </p>
<p>Lesson learn. Don’t go into life thinking you will make millions or invent something that will make millions. See what life throws at you and make that into a successful career with a big change pocket.</p>