Quote Originally Posted by Peelee View Post
Or the trades.
Exactly, that works too.

Another very general "you should do this if one of your goals is to get rich" advice is to keep in mind the time value of money, and make sure you don't have kids until you're at least 35 years old.

If you're in a high-paying skilled trade starting in your early 20s, after nearly 15 years you'll have at least a couple million in investments which can now work for you as you decide to slow down work, take time for yourself, and consider having kids.

The risk, of course, is that you may miss the boat on finding the right significant other. Life's full of trade-offs.