[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.

[Dawsonville_Doc]

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.

What you have described is comfortable self-satisfaction. Rich has that - followed by seven zeros.