Anyone know good rags to riches stories?

[futuremillionair]

Is there any other great rags to riches stories like Oprah or Farrah Gray to inspire me?

[F360]

Try This, dunno if the stories are any good...

[LetsGetIt]

This is a great rags-to-riches tale

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060426/...my_mobility_dc

[LetsGetIt]

Honestly, I would read the biography of Matsushita. Incredible. Trust Me.

[mattdavey13]

i am currently on my way to creating my own rags to riches story. I am still at university, but have created a very successful networking business which is still growing. I will let you know when i declare myself at the riches stage.

[Lex]

I know someone who created one, to put it simply he left home at 14 and became a millionaire at 17.

[F360]

I know someone who created one, to put it simply he left home at 14 and became a millionaire at 17.

You cant just stop there.....so what did he do??

[Langox510x]

Yeah, my best friends dad was born in the projects, and how is making $500,000 a year, and made the cover of Black Enterprise last year. I'd look for the story online, but it's way past my bed time and I have class tomorrow.

[nado]

Richard Branson.

[Lex]

You cant just stop there.....so what did he do??

At he was leasing convert grounds etc to companys as like a middle man (or kid in this case) and he made a bomb from it then started his own technology company at like 16 which made him a millionaire at 17 and he still runs it. Hes like 40 now.

[demiGod031]

The story of Andrew Carnegie
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-b...gi/aa/carnegie

[Jimmye]

Richard Branson.

Great answer. He wasnt really poor but his family was working class I guess.

[tbeer22]

Get off branson's nuts......

[nado]

Great answer. He wasnt really poor but his family was working class I guess.

Heh yeah I guess.

Though I think he did at times live off basically nothing in his friends, parents' basement while they were making the Student magazine and then a little for the music orders.

I tend to class the whole "rags to riches" stories as being basically anyone who built a successful business/empire but had to basically beg for money from friends or family (if they aren't already broke as is my case )... or they may have had to get a job for a few years to get the capital to start something up. Since true "rags to riches" stories are very, very rare these days (especially in developed countries) with all the government support schemes in place.

cheers
nathan