I truly envy your circumstances but it is stories such as yours and the many others here on BP that give me the drive to strive even harder for my own!

Some of those $0.12 per share options are nice if you work for a pre-IPO or M&A target;)  So +1 for @David Thompson if/when you have the gumption to strive for real returns....

If any of the friends/family are in a better financial position than what I am striving to get to, I MIGHT take their feedback into consideration.

Everyone else is a w2 earner (which there's nothing wrong with - i just feel like they have trouble grasping the concepts we strive to achieve). 

I too strive to be positive and lift others up when I comment and believe we should all strive to do so!

Not having a monthly payment is a blessing, strive for it.  

@Jeffrey Holst Thanks for making this post it really encouraged me to make big goals and strive to achieve them.

You do not WANT THAT to be your lead source because you will NEVER beat a copetitor that does it the better way.And I said it once,I said it before.. to make it, you should not be the top dog.. you should strive to be the ONLY dog!

Anyway, i think we as investors and landlords need to realize that people will only put up with perceived predatory money making for so long before they fight back  seems that we should strive to keep that from happening as we all loose then  

I really don't care if others invest in crypto- my point is that I will always strive to be self-informed with pros and cons with anything I invest in.