Originally Posted by spud912:
That's the funny thing, they still are unable to really read English. They are still working the same factory job they started with more than 30 years ago. They have worked there long enough to be capped out on the salary (at around $40,000 each), but they have saved a lot along the way, paid off their house, purchased other houses (that are rented out), and have a few vending machines. You don't have to be brilliant or even above average intelligence to have a decent salary in this country. The main thing is that you have to be willing to make some sacrifices. In today's society (and I'm guilty of some of it too 
)), we are made to believe that we need so much "stuff," but if we thought about our purchases, we would realize that most of the things we spend money on are wants and not needs.
This is so true- I love my stuff, but honestly I could do with out more then half of it!!!