[VaSteve]

With the birth of my son in April, I have been considering how to create my own empire. I started reading the books "Millionairre Next Door" and Rich Dad, Poor Dad and they get me thinking. I have not finished them, but don't expect and whirlwind insight. I do know that fortunes are often built on the backs of others.

I wanted to take an informal poll of what you do. Those of you that work for yourself either alone or have employees please respond. I want to know (only answer what you feel comfortable):

- Where you live?
- What your/your business does?
- How long you have been doing it?
- Do you have a family and/or kids?
- How old are you?
- How much do you work?
- Do you like it (seriously!)?
- What was the defining moment that made you strike out on your own?
- Are you accumulating wealth or just sustaining life?
- Do you have a comfortable lifestyle (buy whatever you want? within reason? unlimted?)
- How much you make? (If you choose to answer, it can be any form: sales, net, X times what an exmployee would make doing the same job, etc.)

PM me with anything you don't want to post. I will NOT use it for anything other than personal research.