@JLCollinsNH You can do what you want and work for who you respect without first having money. Example: Steve Jobs interning for Bill Hewlett when he was 12 years old. Or young Warren Buffett going to work for his mentor Ben Graham.
@JLCollinsNH "Bonds to smooth the ride" could be a little smoother. The biggest thing smoothing this ride is my paid off home, vacation rental property and long mountain bike rides.