Got it when I was 20 now it's 3 years on since restoration began.
Nope not rich, saved money since I was like 8, from collecting golf balls and selling them, road works, fish filleting, gardening, storeman, data base entree, PC work, timber yard(s) now an online business. Also selling and trading up cars at NO loss helps. Buy a car for $8,000 put $2-3K in sell it for 14K etc Plus a little help from Mum and Dad, couldn't of done it without them. I'm not ashamed of telling anyone either, they understood what a year car it is/was and helped me out when I needed it.
If we were going to do it it was going to be done right.

Cheers,
Carl