Having a net worth of a mill when living in Paris and working in real estate was pretty easy during the years 2001 to 2010. I was making very decent money but I never saved a penny. On the other hand, I bought a good number of properties, rented them out and paid of my mortgages. Wasn't that hard back then. Now, a whole different thing. I was probably in the 1mill range when I was about 28.