That's because, in order to get that filfthy rich, you have to be obsessed with making money for money's sake, not for what money can do for you. The wealthy types today are Wall Street types, the dishonest shysters of the financial industry. All they think about 24/7 is the Market. They have no other serious interests.. but you know what? Sometimes I envy them and their freedom from the threat of tax foreclosures. It's a difficult struggle to stay afloat making an honest living offering a service nobody values.