How to get Rich.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:42 pm
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."
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."