Interesting posting. One thing you haven’t mentioned is inheriting money. One major way that Americas wealthy have achieved their money is by inheriting it.

In fact, the higher degree of inheritance is one of the reasons that whites have higher wealth levels than blacks.

If it’s mowing lawns, writing legal agreements, serving bus tickets for $2 at the station – you can still invest.

I wrote a post How to Get Rich Slowly and Retire on Passive Income. I’m sure you’ve made it here because you want to learn to get rich. The learning never stops. Good luck with your monies.

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No expert, but the EASIEST (by easiest I mean the less physical labor) would HAVE to be start young, invest, and let interest get you to a million. My father in law started that way. HIS dad invested in the stock market for 11 years of age. Never, ever made a salary above 15,000 annual and died at 88 with over 2M.

My father-in-law started in the market at 9. Never made over 40K and made a million by 60. Now HIS son is around 40 and is about the break a million. He cuts grass for a living. ANd works for the state.

But, they ALL live like they are living paycheck to paycheck. No big deal house, no big deal car. Dress in Kmart clothes. Just don’t see the point. Some people just like to see the ink.

Me, I’m a loser. Been self employed just about all my life, always struggled, always barely made ends meet. Last 5 years, things turned around. I figured out that doing all the physical labor myself would never get me there. EVERYTHING I own, all my stocks, savings, house, cars, EVERYTHING has come in the last 2 YEARS. And if I can stay lucky for another 5 years, I will have doubled my inlaws. But luck will HAVE to continue.

To ME, if you’re OVER 20, the best way, combining ease, luck, reality, NON pipe dream (getting in with the next microsoft is a pipe dream, it MIGHT happen, but don’t bet on it) is working for yourself. Find something youre GOOD at, and INTERESTED in, no MATTER WHAT it is, and combine that with NEVER EVER QUIT attitude and it will come. You ALWAYS need LUCK, always. (and don’t ever, ever believe “you make your own luck”. You very well MAY once in a while, but you NEED to be lucky along with all those positive personal traits.
But don’t think luck ALONE will get you there. (it MIGHT, but again, don’t count on it).

But IF youre LAZY, get in the stock market EARLY. My inlaw was one of the most physically lazy human beings I have ever met. But he got ABSOLUTELY OFF when he would make money off of someone else’s sweat and talent. Now, if youre hardworking, talented AND love the market, well, then……..you’re gonna make a LOT of money in your life, most likely.

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Sorry for the self advert, hope you don’t mind. Good luck in the runnings! I did enjoy the read.

I guess I just have to do the hard work

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I guess that could be filed under “be really lucky”, but here is Silicon Valley there just seem to be so many stories about people that got ridiculously rich by joining [insert name of start-up here].