Do you dream of getting rich or do you want to be rich?
There is nothing wrong in dreaming of getting rich; except that you will get the dream, not the real thing.
There are three steps to wealth. I am reaching only the first one (so far), and I will speak only about what I know.
The first step to getting rich? A family income of $50.000. It may be more or less, depending on your location.
Why is it the first step? Because from that point you will be able to invest money, that is to say: to make money work for you. Until then, you have to work for money.
Work? Yes! Do not tell yourself anything you would not tell your kids. You know that people who get a degree, or higher diplomas, earn more than people who have never attended college, and more than people who went to college but failed to graduate. There is a lot at stake for you to stay at an elementary level and keep saying: “I know X who was a failure at school and nevertheless he has made it!” The lazy path provides 99.99% of its lovers with debts and broken dreams. The few who actually succeed struggle for 30 years. It would have taken less time and efforts to follow any...