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Frugal Co-workers

"Most educators work in an environment with certain characteristics that are strong correlates of wealth accumulation.  Pension planning, investment seminars, and tax-advantage supplemental investment plans are part of an educator's on-campus socialization process.  Adopting a frugal consumption lifestyle and developing good financial and investing skills are all skin to catching a cold.  What happens when you consistently come into contact with sick people?  You get sick.  Work with frugal people, and you may become frugal.  Associate with colleagues who are astute investors, and you may become wealthy one day.  Many educators became good investors because their jobs require them to research, study, and learn new material on a continuous basis.  These processes are easily applied to making investment decisions. "...live comfortably on 80 percent of their household's income.  They earn more and accumulate more than most of thei...