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How much of "becoming wealthy" is totally beyond control? Let's say a child, 8 years old, decides his only goal in life is to become as wealthy as possible.
While there are obviously things he can do, like choosing to work in a relevant field, or move to a certain city; how much actual control would he have over his end goal?

I'll concede that the average person could probably earn several hundred thousand dollars a year if they legitimately did everything in their power to do so. Much beyond that though, I'd figure is largely a result of happenstance, or is so hard to accurately predict that it might as well be.