How do I get rich?

Have you considered getting eight embryos implanted?

LMAO!!!! That does seem to work. lol

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Tonight’s winning lottery numbers. You’re welcome.

99.99999999% of the time, if someone knows how to get rich they’ve, um, already used the idea or gone broke trying.

Or, you could have a daughter. Withhold moral instruction and wait for her to grow old enough to become sexually active, get pregnant at 14, and have a baby.

Then – and this is the important part – frame a 13 year old boy as the father so as to have a story that maximizes media attention and payoff.

EmpressPixie how does that response help? Fail.

Clone yourself and sell the other you.

Live underneathe your means, pay off any and all debt and save your money monkey!

Most rich people aren’t driving fancy cars or living in big houses, they are wise with their investments and save more money than they spend.

@Adina1968 when I read “live underneath…” my mind jumped to “a bridge!”

You could trick people into believing that they backed over you in their car and then collect millions of dollars in damages.

Sell your body.

I’m pretty much convinced that’s the only way I’ll be making any real money.

@onesecondregrets
Is yours for sale or lease?

@rawpixels…depends on which I’d bank more loot from. Its negotiable. lolzjk.

@onesecondregrets
Hmmm, I have a trade-in, too. My current girlfriend, plus I may be able to put some money down. How many miles a year do I get? :)

I’m really surprised with the level of jokes in this thread. @ShauneP82 has a valid question and has put forth details in the honest desire for an answer, so I will oblige with a valid answer.

You are in a great situation to become rich. Your career is one that can make a lot of money (I know as I have the same one) and your marriage provides you with tax benefits to maximize your end of day earnings (I recommend you meet with a financial adviser and a tax expert who can help advise you on how to save more tax money and to plan out other investment opportunities). If your wife works as well, you would be able to quickly amass large amounts of money which can be invested to secure your future but also to let your money make money by itself. Compound interest really is a magical thing, and if you can set up a chunk of change before having children, your future is likely to be more secure.

Yes, the world is run by monkeys. It will always be run by monkeys in some form though, so you’d might as well realize that and come out stronger for knowing it. Your career is one that if you pour a lot of effort and passion into it, you can increase your chances of finding a well paying job as well as gain new skills which can further increase either your value or your ability to start freelancing.

Freelancing is one thing I wanted to mention as well. Being your own boss is amazing. I am glad to say that at my young age (under 25) I run my own solo web design company, and I the ability to get more clients and thus more money if I put my time and effort into it. If I ever desired to quit working my normal 9–5 job, I could support myself, pour myself more into my freelancing and probably be able to combine that with life savings to coast for a few years at least. This amount of flexibility is amazing. It also would allow me to become a stay at home person, which may be of consideration if you wish to have children or if your spouse wishes to have a facilitated full time career. Even if you don’t want to freelance fully, you can always look around for quick gigs to make some extra money, and throw 50% or more of that money in the Super Uber Retirement Special account with a promise to spend it (and the huge interest) when you’re 60. It’s a present for the future you. Spend the rest as you see fit, however the more you can save, the more rich you become. It’s a train with momentum, compound interest and wise investing. The bigger the track, the faster it goes.

Basically, save your money and invest it wisely. Work hard to get more gross money. Use tax laws to your advantage to reduce the amount taken away from you. Spend what money you do spend wisely and not frivolously. It’s worth spending money to save money with regards to tax and investments. Start early and you will finish ahead of the game. There are tons of great books out there but I’m Canadian so I can’t recommend ones for Americans.

@rawpixels…Now, now. I’m sure your current girlfriend is worth a pretty penny. Pay that deal off, then possibly we could talk ‘bout mileage and a sale.

@onesecondregrets
Actually, my current girlfriend has a lot of wear and tear, but I will consider my options and get back to you. :)

@rawpixels…aren’t you just terrible! :P. But, sounds like a plan.

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My answer is to tune your spidey senses to problems. As you surf the net and talk with people in person, listen to their complaints, rants, and problems.

Next, adopt a solution mindset where you noodle over all these problems and come up with ideas for possible solutions. Keep doing this until it becomes habit.

At some point, a few killer ideas will surface above the others that you will want to act on. Bringing these ideas to market will be full of roadblocks and problems. But now you’ve got the attitude and skills to tackle those head-on.

It often turns out that an idea is not where the value lies, but your ability to get through all the setbacks and challenges. The deeper the snow you can plough through, the less competition you’ll have on the other side, and hopefully the value of your offering is enough to build wealth from.

My two cents.

@dynamicduo I made a joke because if I knew a way for him to get rich, I would do it myself. We are all struggling with the economy now, so I just thought I could lighten the situation. I intended no harm. I’m sorry if it came off that way.

There is an easy and simple way to get rich. All you need to do is mimic what other rich people have done and are doing. Its not rocket science. In a world of monkeys invest in bananas.

go on a holiday from your usual life, take a notepad a jot down all the things your good or great at. next write down all the things you can do whether its creativity asking questions that people answer etc. try to make a connection with the things you good/ great at and the things you can do. if you can find good mix then spend about 20,000 hours doing it repeatedly with variations with technology’s and theory’s after that you will be the best at anything… being the best at something will bring you the money, and you wont even notice.

Read the book “think and grow rich” from Napoleon hill. It’s a great ressource to learn how to transmute ideas into gains. Have fun!

Just get education!