Are you dreaming of becoming a self-made millionaire, but you aren't a professional-level athlete or artist, and your salary is just average? You're not alone.

Fortunately, even without any particular sought-after skills or an extraordinary income, it's still possible for you to invest your way to millionaire status. Doing so won't take up much of your time either. Heck, you're likely better served by spending less time on the effort than most people do. A single investment could do the job, in fact. The key is just making the most of the money you can come up with, which often means leaving it alone even when it doesn't feel right to do so.

One investment that checks off all the boxes is the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI), which -- just as the name suggests -- is an investment in the performance of the overall stock market.

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