I don't know anyone who's turned to day trading and quit their job; most people I know don't discuss the stock market per se; most people I know don't talk about getting rich on real estate or stocks. We do talk sometimes about the run up in prices or how much a certain home may have just sold for; the only prediction I have been hearing for the last 8 years is that the housing market will crash. I suppose it may but I don't fret about too much.