I remember when I was a kid, there was a man in front of me in the POSB ATM queue who forgot to take his receipt before he left. Before I threw it away, I couldn't help but sneak a glimpse at the receipt, and I remember being awed by the account balance I saw - over $180,000! For those of us who are a bit more financially-savvy, it is a common goal to aim for $100,000 in savings before we are 30 years old. Of course, as Budget Babe, I hope I can reach this goal sooner by starting earlier and saving more. But when I talk to many of my friends about savings, many often shrug me off with how they aren't able to save as much as investment bankers. "I earn too little" is but a lousy excuse. Comparing ourselves to investment bankers is even worse. If ......