So I browsed through Forbes.com and I found out the recipe for Riches.
Parents Had Math-Related Careers - check!
The ability to crunch numbers is typically a key to becoming a billionaire. Often, mathematical prowess is hereditary. Some of the most common professions among the parents of American billionaires for whom we could find that information were engineer, accountant and small-business owner.
September Birthdays - check!
Of the 380 self-made American tycoons who have appeared on the Forbes list of the World's Billionaires in the past three years, 42 were born in September--more than in any other month.
Tech Titans Who Dropped Out of College - not check (but I dropped out of SPED, does that count?)
Forget everything your guidance counselor told you: You don't have to go to college to be successful. Close to 15% of the self-made American moguls on the Forbes 400 never finished college. Many of the list's drop-outs made their fortunes in tech, including Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple), Michael Dell (Dell), Larry Ellison (Oracle) and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook).
Skull and Bones - not check
Several current and former billionaires rounded out their Yale careers as members of Skull and Bones, the secret society portrayed with enigmatic relish by Hollywood in movies like The Skulls and W. Among those who were inducted: investor Edward Lampert, Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman and FedEx founder Frederick Smith.
Goldman Sachs - not check
A stint at investment bank Goldman Sachs is a prime credential for achieving greatness on Wall Street. Of the 61 tycoons on our list who derive their fortunes from finance, at least six cut their teeth in Goldman's investment banking, trading, or asset management divisions. The company's crown jewel: its "risk arbitrage" unit, which launched the careers of billionaires Edward Lampert and Daniel Och, as well as former billionaires Tom Steyer and Richard Perry
So I scored 2.5 out of 5, basically 50% of the qualities shared by rich people. Well, this is a study based on Americans. Nevertheless, I think I am getting there! Check!
source: http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/107927/a-recipe-for-riches.html;_ylt=AiRUwFEvYsZnQA.9uxpnp.iCfNdF?mod=career-leadership
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