Pettygrudger hit the nail on the head.
The money didn't just start to flow automatically. I started out with an old car and what few clothes I had. I've slept in my car, slept in a utility room of a friend's apartment next to the water heater, lived on minimum wage, come home to no food for dinner, washed laundry in the bathtub, hitchhiked to work, and one night walked 20 miles home only to get up and manage to get in on time the next morning.
Did I allow myself to prosper? Hell yeah! I pushed myself for 110% and still do. Allow isn't quite the right word though. It didn't just happen, I worked my ass off for what I have now. It may not be as much as some of you make, but it looks like a million bucks to me.
Col. Bendrr, [classified]