Rich Routine

The number to watch is not the salary. It is what is left of it. You pick a job, the city you live in, and one thing you are after. Then the months come: pay lands, costs are taken out, and something is left over — or nothing is. The game runs until what you own covers what you spend, or that day never arrives. HOW TO PLAY You roll, you move. On some squares two deals come up and you can take only one: price, down payment, monthly yield and risk are all written in front of you. If your cash falls short you can borrow — the instalment is written there too, because "borrow" on its own is just a promise. Everything you buy goes onto your statement. Your coverage shows how much of your monthly costs your passive income pays for. Reach 100% and you are out of The Grind; the road to your dream starts after that. THE NUMBERS ARE NOT INVENTED Salaries, rents, groceries and bills, deposit and…