Howdy All:
I guess I will add my 2 cents. I too have a great family with 5 wonderful children and a set of twin grand girls to be born in about 8 hours and a great wife of 30 years in May. I would not trade all that for money.
I have a wonderful home that I built that has about $100K equity and even $100K more had a made all the payments on time. Read more about that in my success story: http://reiclub.com/success-stories.php?id=12
I have always in the past chased the mighty dollar. It was not until I truly started helping people on this forum and truly giving away my time and telling of my experience that I started getting rewarded. I am becoming very successful at investing. I just made $100K on the 31 unit deal I bought and sold in Killeen and am now closing on a commercial building that will net me over $300K. This will make me very successful and I will be able to do even more and more deals. Sure the money is great and is needed but just doing what I love to do and to soon have financial freedom is the bottom line. I feel like a KING driving my 76 Rolls around town and getting folks turning their heads. It is a wonderful feeling and it makes me feel important and gives me much satisfaction.
Any way too much on the subject from me. The most important lesson I have learned was taught thousands of years ago and it is simple Give and You Shall Receive. I have heard this from many other speakers including Wayne Dyer but to actually experience it first hand is divine.