My brother and I had saved $15,000 by working many years nailing fruit crates together.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was making $150 a week in workshop. It was a rough year. I had trouble paying the rent. But I had evenings free to spend with my wife, Olive, and our baby daughter. In terms of family-building, it was one of the most blessed years of my life.
I was a millionaire twice over and half again before I was twenty-one. I stole every nickel of it and blew the bulk of the bundle on fine threads, gourmet foods, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes, fine wheels, and other sensual goodies.
If my brother and I wanted money in our pockets, we had to get jobs - my first was at 15, at Burger King. We had to come up with ways to create an income.
The fact is, I made $400 a week and only for 26 weeks a year. I never had any money.
One summer vacation, I carried water to the town market to sell it, and I used some of the money I made to help a neighbour.
I became a millionaire overnight by signing a piece of paper. I made more money in that one second than my entire family did in their lifetime.
I never saved my money. Whenever I worked in the past, I would spend it on my family or my husbands.
I've saved every dime I've made in my life.
I saved $8,000 and created a construction company when I was 25.
I was very fortunate that I saved my money and I still do.