[JoeAltmaier]

I'd love to hear his wife's take on this frugality. "I didn't miss the 2nd car a bit" - I imagine the Mrs. has a different idea about that.

So pretty much, have a high-earning wife and buy a firecracker realestate deal that pays 2 mortgages. Doesn't sound so much brilliant as lucky?

[brador]

There's always an outlier who attributes his success to skill (and he's usually writing a book about it so we can all follow his three step process to riches).

[salvadors]

  I'd love to hear his wife's take on this frugality. 

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/04/25/having-the-talk-wi...

[bryanlarsen]

Before the crash, virtually all real estate deals were firecrackers, so no luck was involved there. The luck involved was in mostly cashing out before the crash. He doesn't say whether 2011 is year 11 or year 15...