I came here to:
Get filthy rich (or at least enough to be free of the machines normal demands)
Interact with some like minded folks who can point my insatiable mind towards new information that interests me (while getting paid to acquire this new information...which brings us back to the first reason).
Become so wealthy here that I can become some semblance for others of what FTG is. One of the first posts I encountered here was from a man from Africa. He was thrilled because he was able to eat in a restaurant and get new shoes. He felt rich and he earned all that here. Then you encounter groups here who are helping others, and then before you know it you are handing out some of your earnings to charitable causes, and its okay if it slows you down on the first point because you know it will still happen, it will take longer, but you are making a difference and...