It used to be that $999 million was enough dough to get you noticed, baby, but not anymore. For the first time, the Forbes 400 list was packed only with billionaires. Most names are familiar (Gates, Buffett, Dell, Trump), some are not (Chambers, Arnall, Kovner), but one thing in certain; there's more green on that list than there is on Kermit the Frog and The Incredible Hulk put together.

These joes and jills obviously have enough moolah to do what they want. You might be thinking 'I wish I had enough dough to do whatever I want'. Well, guess what, jack? You can, if you invest. It takes time and discipline, but the payoff is one for the ages.

Money isn't the cure-all, so don't start thinking it is. But as Dave Ramsey says, you want to have enough to retire with dignity and help others around you. Save money, invest money, have money. Simple, simon.

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