This Guy May Want to Rely on More Conventional Ways to Become a Millionaire

If you haven’t seen the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” the concept is pretty simple. A contestant is faced with a series of multiple choice questions that begin with the very easy and get more difficult as you go on with the last question being worth $1,000,000. The clip below features a college student who would like to become a millionaire, but from the results you can see why he may want to rely on the basics such as spending less than you earn, avoiding debt and saving for retirement rather than count on his own intelligence. In fact, he might want to focus on studying a bit more while in college as well.


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About the Author: Jeremy Vohwinkle is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor® and spent a few years working as a financial planner. Today, he helps people make the most of their money by writing about personal finance here and About.com. Jeremy is also a community editor at Bundle and a regular contributor for other publications such as the U.S. News, Intuit, and American Express. Be sure to follow Jeremy on Twitter.

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  1. Minimum Wage says:

    Sounds like this game might be my best shot. I’ve always been near the top of my class with high grades and test scores, but my earning power is close to zero.

  2. junger says:

    Hah! Guess that coffee wasn’t working as well as he thought it would …

  3. Hopefully he also learned that coffee is no substitute for sleep!

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