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Old 02-06-2014, 11:31 AM
 
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Can a person with the following characteristics ever get rich (not say to the top 1% but maybe get to the top 20%)?

- NO passions for anything other than making money (and maybe providing for his/her family)
- Is willing to work very hard, especially if there's a monetary reward
- Somewhat above average intelligence but not a genius.

 
Old 02-06-2014, 12:03 PM
 
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100% yes. Not even a doubt.

Passion is overemphasized.
 
Old 02-06-2014, 12:20 PM
 
Location: North Idaho
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OP, a qualified "yes".

Hard work by itself will not make a person wealthy. The work has to produce something of value before the hard work will make a person wealthy.

But if your imaginary (I assume) person is very hard working and above average in intelligence, they should be able to figure out how to channel their work ethic in a direction that produces wealth.

Part of the "hard work" required to be wealthy involves taking the time to study where money comes from, how money works, how to manage money, and how to manage a business. It means investing the time to get organized and stay organized, and making the effort to focus the energy and work.
 
Old 02-06-2014, 01:45 PM
 
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Yes, happens everyday. Becoming wealthy has nothing to do with passion. Sometimes it's a simple idea, good timing or even dumb luck. Think Snuggies.
 
Old 02-06-2014, 04:41 PM
 
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Yes, now go for it!
 
Old 02-06-2014, 06:47 PM
 
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Little detail might help with that. Hard working cart boy doesn't make much. What are you planning?
 
Old 02-07-2014, 01:19 AM
 
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The basic thing that creates wealth is the understanding of a simple principle- Money Never Sleeps.
Those who work hard and get enough financial reward to have a bit to save, the discipline to save rather than spend, and learn how to put their savings to work, no matter how little the savings are, always end up accumulating more wealth than those who do not.

Most millionaires don't have advanced degrees or any special abilities other than putting every saved dollar they have to it's best use in returning more money back. How the money is invested can take many forms, and investment plans can shift around a lot, but they all hang on to more money than what they spend.

It is not love that does it. It's the comfort that comes from security that the money represents. It's also the challenge of creating a continual income from never letting money sleep that also becomes an enterprise unto itself. Those aspects can indeed become a greater passion that what the work is that first produces the income. A person does not have to be a financial genius, either. Or a tightwad.
 
Old 02-07-2014, 01:27 PM
 
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They are called drug-dealers.
 
Old 02-07-2014, 03:40 PM
 
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I was trying to stay out of this, but hands did it themselves.

Bill Gates said:

You earn small money
You invest big money.

My response is - no, you not going to get RICH by working for a person or an outfit of any nature. May not be the best, but watch Steve Jobst movie. With Kucher. You may see where the person realizes that he's not gonna go far working as a hire hand.
 
Old 02-07-2014, 09:05 PM
 
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If you don't have a passion for what you do to make money it becomes a job. But yes you can.
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