I do believe, as folks here have posted, that a good strong work ethic is crucial--at least, if you don't inherit a million bucks. It has really come in handy time and time again for me, when simply doing a "just good enough" job wouldn't have given results that were happy to anyone.
I do have to say, however, with one kid entering her junior year in college, the other one just having graduated high school, that if I had to do it again, I'd spend more time with them. Not saying less time with work, but I'm pretty sure I could have managed to spend less time on the interwebs if I planned out my day a bit better. It hasn't exactly been a failure on my part--kids are fine--just a perspective for new parents to consider.
I do have to say, however, with one kid entering her junior year in college, the other one just having graduated high school, that if I had to do it again, I'd spend more time with them. Not saying less time with work, but I'm pretty sure I could have managed to spend less time on the interwebs if I planned out my day a bit better. It hasn't exactly been a failure on my part--kids are fine--just a perspective for new parents to consider.