[Dawsonville_Doc]

"I maintain that any hard working, smart and determined American with decent parents can make it rich in the U.S.

I agree."

Ok, so where did you and I go wrong, since we're both hard working, quite intelligent, quite determined, and have decent backgrounds? Neither of us are even close to rich, at mid-30s.
Dude, sometimes luck plays a part.

[King Prout]

both of us made stupid/costly mistakes.
me more than you.
and we are still quite young.
all we can do now is be patient, and learn from the errors, and strive to do better.

[speekinout]

Ok, so where did you and I go wrong, since we're both hard working, quite intelligent, quite determined, and have decent backgrounds? Neither of us are even close to rich, at mid-30s.
Dude, sometimes luck plays a part.

What do you consider "rich"? Libs think that anyone who has a salary of over $100,000 or so is "rich". Those are the people they want to tax. In some parts of the country, that is rich; in others it is barely over median income.

Have you started your own businesses? You can't get really rich working for someone else (although you can be quite comfortable and have a secure retirement).

In my mind, "rich" is if you meet your goals in life. Not all of us want huge amounts of money. Comfort and self-reliance are good.

[B4Ranch]

If you have a 100k cash today and aren't a millionaire in 6 or 7 years kick yourself for not asking successful investors how to do it.