That reminds me of a hard working billionaire story:

“How I made my first million:

When I was a kid, we were poor. One day my dad gave me 20 pence. I went to the market and bought an apple. I polished it with my shirt, presented nicely and sold for 40 pence.

Next day I bought two apples and did the same. On Saturday I already had sixteen apples and I knew my future was bright. On Sunday my aunt Sophia died and left me £1.5m”