I grew up in Australia and Britain but now live in the US, a country I have always loved. Readers will quickly detect a definite right wing leaning in my comments - I was a street kid in pre-Thatcher London but started my first small business as teenager, earning the money to finish high school and eventually get a post-grad education. Hence my loathing of socialism and love of free markets. I made a lot of money out of the dot.com circus and the real estate bubble in Australia and blew it during a bout of bipolar mania. You can read all the turgid details on my website - it was quite a ride. Now I am doing some Forex trading, and waiting for my gold to take off. I also make a remarkable ROI from my Bipolar Lives website. Less than 2 years ago I invested $299 in starting this website as a hobby, and now reap a passive income of around $2,000 a month from it. Did I mention how much I love America?