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<p>It used to be on in ten at Microsoft. I’d guess that it’s about one in twenty in the building where I work.</p>
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<p>Let’s say that your typical programmer makes $100,000 after 5 years. Most of the people where I work have at least a masters degree. That leaves you with $3 million after thirty years. Combine that with another professional earner in the household and you have a lot of income to work with. Let’s also say that you get stock options on a regular basis. You will pick them up when the stock is low and when it was high. If there’s enough volatility in the stock over the long-term, it’s hard not to win. Most of the millionaires around here did their jobs well over the long haul and the money just came along - not all at once. Look at the long term, enjoy your job and do your best at it and the rewards will come. Maybe a million-dollar home is in your future and maybe it isn’t. But you can still have a lot of fun in life without it.</p>
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<p>The statistics on millionaires were published this month and the percentages by state were quite interesting. I think that NJ was at the top with NH, MA and CT in to the top 10. California was in the top ten as well with the highest absolute number.</p>
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<p>Been there, done that.</p>