There are many ways to be rich, beyond just the financial wealth. I'm 33 now, but when I got into IM at 21 email marketing was just taking over (this was before CAN-SPAM) and after witnessing a few guys in my city become millionaires, I vowed to be like them and win back the girl I had lost. I made close to a million dollars in less than 5 years, but I blew it all on booze, ecstacy-filled nights and blowing every penny I could on cars, jewelry, trips, and trying to impress other people to fill the emptiness I felt inside.
My point is, get wealthy for the right reasons, and wanting to improve your family's well-being is definitely one of them. Then save every penny of it that you can. Don't show off. There will always be another way, method, anything to make money in the future. Just keep that in mind.