If you had it to do all over again...and wanted to get rich

[46Tbird]

If you had it to do all over again knowing what you do now, and were trying to get rich in the happiest way possible...what would you do.

I would have been birthed into a rich family. That way, I could just smoke dope and surf on a pristine beach. I think that would be the happiest way possible.

[bcoop]

Law school.

I've recently contemplated starting an installation company, and leaving my current gig. It may happen, may not. Not too worried about it.

[mstng86]

I would have invested more in myself and taken on more school debt. I didn't want to deal with the college education debt but looking back, I should have bit the bullet.

[Baron Von Crowder]

why would you have to do it all over again to get rich?

[snacksnack]

Funny thing. I actually have the numbers for the Texas lotto drawing that happened the day after my 18th birthday memorized.

Just in case I wake up in the past and had to redo things. .

I like it!


But really the best option would have been to stay single, I may not have been rich but I would have money.

[fordracing19]

not the restaurant biz!

Yup. I'm sucked in too far to get out.

[Ruffdaddy]

why would you have to do it all over again to get rich?

You dont have too....

[Big A]

I took the point of the question to be how to get richer earlier on in life. Being 70 with a fat retirement account doesn't sound near as fun as living a life a kin to Dan Blizerian.

[Baron Von Crowder]

I took the point of the question to be how to get richer earlier on in life. Being 70 with a fat retirement account doesn't sound near as fun as living a life a kin to Dan Blizerian.

you know, owning a home, having a spouse, couple of kids, and having a few bucks in the bank is rich to half the us.

[gearjammer351]

you know, owning a home, having a spouse, couple of kids, and having a few bucks in the bank is rich to half the us.

I get that, but to some people 'rich' means 'independently wealthy' -to the point that you don't have to work.

Retiring at 67 with a modest monthly pension in your 3/2/2 Fox & Jacobs house in the suburbs isn't what people dream of, it's just what happens.

[GeorgeG.]

I would have bagged the soldier when I was 19, worked my way through college no matter how much I hated school, and contributed to my 401k every paycheck since having a full time job.

I can't say this would have gotten me rich, but I'm sure I would've reached my current status a lot sooner.

[slow99]

Yeah, I guess you'll need to define rich. Let's assume for D/FW since that's where most of us live.
The existing board definition for good/GOOD money is:

8MPG: $40k/$70k
ruffdaddy: $90k/$150k

[Ruffdaddy]

I took the point of the question to be how to get richer earlier on in life. Being 70 with a fat retirement account doesn't sound near as fun as living a life a kin to Dan Blizerian.

Yep...exactly what i was talking about.

Using your life lessons to go back and become a baller.

[Cooter]

you know, owning a home, having a spouse, couple of kids, and having a few bucks in the bank is rich to half the us.

I can't drink weak tea...

all or nothing for me

[Baron Von Crowder]

I can't drink weak tea...

all or nothing for me

Never said that either. Im the least wealthy of my friends. I see what I should aspire to by looking at the good people I chose to surround myself with.

Kinda like my grandfather would tell me, "if you are the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"

Yep...exactly what i was talking about.

Using your life lessons to go back and become a baller.

arent you like 25?