I knew a guy who had saved his way to millionaire status when he retired. His salary was in the high 5 figures. He never bought anything, lived like a hermit, a

I knew a guy who had saved his way to millionaire status when he retired. His salary was in the high 5 figures. He never bought anything, lived like a hermit, and just socked it all away in a savings account (back when savings accounts earned decent interest). Kind of an extreme way to live but it used to be possible.