No. 5 rang the first bell for me , a long time ago ,
As an apprentice builder .... meeting a financially literate tradie who talked me into joining the company 's staff superannuation scheme and to keep paying into it long after I'd moved to America for a spell . Probably not allowed to do that from o.s. , these days . So ,when any opportunities come along in life , grab 'em while you can .
That fortuitous encounter lead naturally enough to R.E. and sharemarket investing .
Share investing required a fair bit of homework on my part while the other thing was really down to dumb luck and neg . gearing in the right place at the right time. Again , not sure that could be done in the Sydney market , these days .
Wandering off topic here , but I think a young person today would find it a lot harder to achieve financial independence in this country . I'd advise them to head for the biggest and greatest market in the world , the land of the free .......and don't come back !
( You'll get to just love the gun culture , too . I know I did ..... Oops ! )