lol well I personally make my living playing sl...and have for the past 4 years. It is possible and no...I have never bought lindens or even spent out of pocket 1 penny. Belive me it happens. Theres just one problem, the resident numbers have multiplied by 1,000,000 literally since i started. Only original product, customer service & time can determine how sucessful you are. It wont happen overnight. When I say I make a living, I mean a SERRRRIOUS living. However it took some time, several tv interviews....news features.....rl magazine and millions of sl customers. Yes it may take a while to make money selling items for 300-500L but there are over 19 mill potential customers floating around SL...lol it adds up. Investing big bucks in land and putting tons of cash into advertising is a misconception. There are startigies for getting free advertizing which pays off far more then the paid advertising in most cases, and what you can do on 5 bucks a month is more then you can imagine...and doing it properly, 9:10 you will only pay that out of pocket 1 time. Dont give up...I am an SL celeb... With patience as with anything it can pay off but unrealistic expectations of finding your fortune there after a few months as the media portrays is the reason people draw the conclusion that its a lie...that it cant happen. Trust me, Im living proof that it does. Good Luck! :P