Does becoming a "millionaire" appeal to you? A million dollars doesn't go as far as it used to but it's still a lot of money and a worthy goal.

I was reading some interesting statistics the other day about how one could go about becoming a millionaire. According to the chart, which came from a USA TODAY analyst, here are some ways of going about attaining a million dollars... and what the odds are:

Inheriting $1 Million                               12 million to 1

Winning the lottery                                12 million to 1

Winning at casino slots                          6 million to 1

Winning a game show                            4 million to 1

Saving $800 month for 30 years             1.5 million to 1

Working for a dot-com that goes public   10,000 to 1

Owning a small business                       1,000 to 1

Clearly the most likely way to make a million dollars is by investing your time and effort into your own business.

We real estate agents are all, quite literally, running our own business so it's a matter of making a plan and working the plan.

With over 10,000 members at A.R., that means 10 of us should become millionaires. Will you be one of them?

Carol Williams,
Wenatchee Real Estate Agent