"If Obama wins it will be our worst financial nightmare (because wealthy people invest and they won't if he's president, they'll hold on to it because of taxes)"Wealthy people invest anyways.

johnmichael: When I first started doing 3 to 4 deals a year was great but thinking out of the box has taken me to a level that is 10 fold that every monthDan_Auito: one things for sure, you can't follow the herd in this bizjohnmichael: Following the norm will not make you wealthy!

Basically helps you get into a mindset for becoming wealthy.

We all need to take our time on deals and not try to out run the next guy.Real Estate can make you very wealthy.

In fact, to put Tiger Woods in perspective, consider the following: Comedian Chris Rock once described the difference between rich and wealthy.

I get loads of emails every day from "attorneys" or "bankers" of very wealthy people from the Middle East who just died and now are looking to give away their $60 million fortune to me!!

Also, he says that you are only wealthy when you can live without having to work another day in your life (and he explains the difference between various types of income).

I just never imagined being in the mongst of such a group of suscessful and wealthy peoples.

Thank You.I hate to say this on a forum which depends for its existenceon the willingness of people to make comments but...People make comments to "help" you either because theywant to share from their experiences, or they want to share from their fears.If it's the latter, they actually are hoping to have their fearsreinforced by what they read on forums like this.Many people -- many -- have the belief that once a person is "rich" then their wealth is an albatross to them.

I do not come from a wealthy family non have a substancial amount of capital to invest.