[jbsmith]

It's not so much does wealth = success as it is what ELSE = success and how can money help you to get there.

So - for instance...

1. Giving your kids the best possible education - wealth can certainly help, but not if it means working so much you never get to provide the love, caring and knowledge YOU have to offer

2. Giving a significant amount of money to charity is a personal goal and wealth will help - but there is no reason to not begin right now by giving a percentage of what you earn

3. Saving for a rainy day is a viable goal - often as much for your family and friends as yourself and wealth helps with this goal - but again only if you put a preference on forming and keeping these relationships in the first place.

In my own set of priorities things like health and relationships come first, money is a goal closely tied with those first goals and so is a major motivator but NOT at the expense of the first two...that's where I think people run into trouble.

Jeff