text: its my freshman year in college and i started to think how to make money and be rich.do you think its early..? should i concentrate more on my lessons or is it good for me to think about ways for getting rich at the age of 18 ? if you want to become rich, now is the best time to do it, but don't expect immediate results. you are more passionate about things than older people, and that is a good thing. that's what gives you drive, but be careful not to gamble and make calculated decisions. i would go to college to educate yourself and learn how to set goals and achieve them(plus, there's a lot of chic's). most people don't realize that education is actually an act of leisure, in an economic theory way. but there is also higher earning potential. and i mean potential, not a guarentee. my friends didn't go to college, but instead picked up a trade or license(ex: selling insurance...) and they make more than myself who has graduated.