There are more stories of average income earners becoming wealthy buy living below their means AND investing than stories of people getting wealthy through super high-income paying jobs. Many high-income earners live lavishly and even incur debt.

It's not how much you make, it's how much you KEEP. The first step is maximizing what you already get. Live below your means and invest the difference. Then when you do get a raise don't spend more, invest more. When you say "I will invest once I get a raise" it never happens.

You're more likely to get rich living below your means and investing heavily than you are to get a super high paying job.

But if you can do both at the same time would be great (have a high income job and invest heavily)! Best of both world's.

But you have to invest.