My old boss at Vincera Ventures in Taiwan told me that if I wanted to be a venture capitalist in Asia when I grow up, I'd have to get two graduate degrees ( MS and MBA ), speak at least 2 languages, and have a few years of corporate experience under my belt and extensive domain knowledge.
Oh and by the way, it would help if I started a company and got bought out. 
I heard this at a seminar the other day….
“Money is not everything, but you can't do anything without money.”
Of course you don't need that much money to live a fulfilling life.
But you must admit - moniez is opportunity for you and your family.
You might argue that you could be a monk. Well, even monks need to put food on the table. Buy incense. You know….maintain the temple. Even monks have CEO's to raise funds.
So…. I am trying to find a productive way to for me to achieve personal goals, make money and most importantly, grow as an individual.