Never lose your nerve. Continue to buy and hold stock when the market crashes. That is where you can really get ahead. If you live below your means then you can continue to buy even when there is a crash.
When I started (way too late at 35) the market was at 2000. That's the hardest working money we have, but there isn't that much of it. But as late as 2009 the market was at 6000.
Maybe own too much land but both our houses combined are 1200 sq feet. It does suck not having any closets, but hey there are no free lunches.
"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp