Time moves pretty fast ... especially for this bub. Polish railway worker Jan Grzewski woke up a couple of months ago from a 19-year coma. When he went under in 1988, commies ruled Poland and Rain Man ruled the box office. Now, in the blink of an eye (to him at least), things are a little different.

It goes without saying, jack, that you'll wake up one day and life will have passed you by. So before that happens, get started on a plan so you can still enjoy life when that day comes. Once you get on a budget and work your way through the Baby Steps like Dave Ramsey talks about, you start mutual fund investing. Do it early and often, let it build for a few decades or so, and when you're ready to call it quits on the career, you'll have a big stash of dough waiting for you. Make it happen.