Philip Greenspun’s article on money has an interesting opening parable:
“There are three ways to make money. You can inherit it. You can marry it. You can steal it.”
— conventional wisdom in Italy
A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest and said, “Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel. I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents. The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 5 pm for 20 cents. I continued this system for a month, by the end of which I’d accumulated a fortune of $1.37. Then my wife’s father died and left us two million dollars.”
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I can see where this is going! Hope you find your heiress soon ;)
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But yeah, if you happen to have any friends…
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