FYI - I started with $0.00, and had to sell my one and only mainstream site for $3k to become "not homeless". Put three months down for rent (first, last, security) on a house & bought car insurance. I was left with nothing but 30-days to find some revenue stream. So in the meantime I worked my ass off, finally brokered a great domain, took that little bit of cash, and now with 30+ biz deals, and 10 sites under my belt - I have six figures in capital and three figures daily in residual income.
Mind you this is all within a 16-month period, and that I am younger than you Halo. So definitely - Anything is possible, regardless of budget. Ambition, determination, and a business mentality will always outweigh inherited "mommas boy, daddys trust fund" finances.
G/L