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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NerdSmasher" data-source="post: 56518" data-attributes="member: 169">Well, well, I would have never expected to see this thread pop back up!  I'm glad I decided to roam aimlessly through the forums today...As far as my progress is concerned, it is significantly more in plan format than anything else.  And, that plan has changed a LOT from the one I posted here almost a year ago.The stock market, alone, is now my plan.  Well, technically options, but you get the idea.  I have been investing in them with the money I had then, and lost just about all of it.  But, because of this, I think I've learned almost everything that I shouldn't do... and am quite comfortable investing.  I just need some more seed money so that the returns actually start to equal something.As far as the business aspect has gone; my website was put on Google's blacklist, and I was banned from adwords, as some may recall from my other posts.  So, at least my website business is pretty much done.  Doesn't mean I won't have others, though.  Perhaps a hedge fund <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />And, I myself never got into real estate.  After continuing to look at it, I just can't see myself using it as a big part of my investment plans.  Eventually, I could see myself using apartment complexes and other large items, but SFH's just don't fit me well... too many individual deals with many potential complications.  I think I'll just stick with stocks and options <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" data-shortname=":)" />So, all in all, I have either accomplished nothing in the past year, or learned everything that I will need to know to finally make this all come true.  I'd say that the knowledge is more important, and I value everything I've learned.  I'm not sure that I'll be a millionaire by the day I turn 18, but I certainly will be wealthy to the extent that makes me happy shortly thereafter; if not by then.  Because one of the things I learned is that a million dollars really is WAY more than I'd be able to spend or use, realistically in a year... or even 2 or 3, probably.</blockquote>

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