Iwas once asked to give advice to a reader of Self magazine who I will call Mia. Mia is in her mid-20s, working for a social service agency in a major city, earning $42,000 a year. Her ultimate financial goal is to be a millionaire. “I want to live the way I want to live and never worry about making ends meet,” she says. Mia isn’t thrilled with her job; she hopes to quit and start a public relations firm.