Joke No. 150

How To Make Money

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 5:00 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."