Investing time and money is the fastest way to rise on steemit

I have come to realize that as much as is important to invest time on steemit, it's also very important to invest money. I see a combination of both time and money as the fastest way to rise to the top. Everyone is just talking about quality content and only few talks about quality money. I stand to be corrected anyway, because it's not just about the time spent on steemit, there are some persons who have spent quality time on steemit but have little or nothing to show while some persons who just joined steemit and invested heavily are already making their way to the top.