Comments on: Review: A Million Bucks By 30 by Alan Corey

By: Tim Hawkins

Tim Hawkins — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:59:30 +0000

My wife calculate that our 7 tenants contributed $35k in equity only to us last year (2008). This omits depreciation — which may or may not be recaptured depending on how we exit the investment. All 7 houses are on 15yr fixed. All rents cover the expenses.

By: Paul J

Paul J — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:44:26 +0000

Sounds like an interesting read.

My moment has to be from Who Wants to be a Millionaire, when it was enjoying its first run and Regis was wearing the distinctive matching shirts and ties. A young guy came on the show dressed just like Regis – and then lost before the $500 question. It was sad, but pretty funny.

By: geolojoines

geolojoines — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:01:50 +0000

I enjoy when serious topics can be lightened with humor. I’ve put this on my “to read” list.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:39:05 +0000

Truly inspirational

My favorite game show was on American Idol last week when the dude from Iowa told Paula that his mom always wanted a homecoming queen and that it was too bad it was him…hahah. Then the dude sang and went on…

Jeff

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:27:47 +0000

Sounds like an entertaining read. I agree that everyone’s journey will be different, but I’m interested to find out if any of Alan’s steps can apply to me. I definitely want to check out this book.

By: Dogberry

Dogberry — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:03:09 +0000

My favorite was actually Alan’s appearance on Jerry Springer. LoL – You knew many of them had to be staged.

Thanks!

By: Grodge

Grodge — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:37:50 +0000

I’m a sucker for a rags to riches saga. He sounds like an interesting guy– thanks for the heads up on a good read.

By: kboog

kboog — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:14:16 +0000

Wow, this one is old but I remember watching family fued and the host just came out and kissed a contestant on the lips. It seemed so wrong at the time but I was so young….

By: Liss

Liss — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:01:17 +0000

My favorite game show moment was when Kelli Pickler was on “Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader.” I don’t remember the question, but the first thing she said was “Is France a country?” Priceless.

By: dha

dha — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:55:25 +0000

Hmmm.. so the guy happened to catch the biggest RE boom in recent history? Not downplaying his ambition or accomplishments. Just saying, sometimes a little dumb luck helps. How many overnight millionaires did we get out of the tech boom? How many were left after 2000/01?

I hope he’s liquidated his holdings and/or has positive cash flow. Otherwise, the next book could be “250 Thousand Bucks by 35″

That said, yes I’m a little jealous!

I happened to catch one night of “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?” recently. A woman’s first question was the easy First-grade level, some kind of grammar question. She missed it! Oops! Then in a “twist”, they hustled her over to the next studio, where some kind of remember-the-lyrics game show was just coming on, and they let her compete there instead. I actually felt bad for her. The implication? “You’re too dumb for this show, but let’s see if you listen to the radio!”

By: Jem

Jem — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:54:27 +0000

My favorite game show moment was when a woman on The Price is Right spun the wheel and won $11,000.

By: sandycheeks

sandycheeks — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:56:24 +0000

This comment may ruin any credibility I may have ever attained.

My favorite game show moment was no particular episode but a frugal tip I learned form the Price Is Right. Wear neutral colored shoes (the Price girls wore flesh colored ones) and you’ll always match your outfit. Those girls wore the same shoes all the time and changed outfits multiple times a show. I’m not so sure how much of a fashion “do” this is, but it was a lightbulb of frugality when I was buying shoes to match every outfit.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:54:33 +0000

My favorite game show moment is actually the story of how a guy named Michael Larson figured out the pattern used in the game show "Press Your Luck" and won a ton of money in the process. I'll leave the aftermath for the reader, as it's also entertaining.

By: Jmarkc

Jmarkc — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:24:49 +0000

My favorite gameshow moment is an oldie. Remember the show The Joker’s Wild? It’s the one where you pull a handle for the world’s largest slot machine that was at waist-heighth and mounted to the floor. I used to watch it all the time as it was a family favorite. One time, I remember a contestant pulled the handle, as she was supposed to, but the handle completely fell apart! It fell to the floor and the contestant just stood there! Could you imagine that?! Now they tape the shows so much earlier than they used to so I doubt you would see that except on a Bloopers special.

By: adfecto

adfecto — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:05:43 +0000

My favorite game show has always been Jeopardy. My favorite game show moment is slightly different, it is every time I watch Deal or No Deal and a person turns down a six figure offer and winds up walking away with almost nothing. I love to see people who are greedy (or bad at math) get the payoff they deserve.