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Reply 20

Coco-Berry Drop

Chris Gardner...pursuit of happyness was based on his life :smile:

Reply 21

mkb230

Richard Branson
Alan Sugar
Lakshmi Mittal
Roman Abramovich

Reply 22

Liam_G

Fictional

Heathcliff - Wuthering Heights
Abel Magwitch - Great Expectations

(both horrible books)

My mum.

The Queen.

/ joking

Original post by Le Masquerador.

Bin Man.

Poor > Rich > Poor

Brilliant cycle.

wow! great story !!
Such a Crazy/Dumb Guy :facepalm:

jade goody

The Trotters- of Only fools and horses fame.

Duncan Bannatyne

Cain and Abel from Jeffrey Archer's book.

Reply 30

CoffeeStinks

Original post by HIMYM

I need the name of people (fiction or reality) who went from being poor to rich ?

Thanks guys :biggrin:

Jane Eyre. :smile:

Reply 31

lonely14

Used to live on a council state, solely on on benefits. Now she is worth billions.

Twelfth richest woman in Great Britain. :daydreaming:

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 32

Abused Tampon

every rapper.... in the whoooole world.

some quotes:
"i grew up surounded by smack, now im throwing hundredz"
"i grew up in the ghetto, now i ride a fast car... boom chi, boom boom chi."

Reply 33

Rishz

Barack Obama

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Reply 34

LibraryHomeCinema

Original post by AP1989

Rubbish.

Sorry which part is rubbish?

Reply 35

lovely_me

Original post by LibraryHomeCinema

Branson isn't the best example. He was given over £1 million to set up a company by his father. He went from rich to richer.

Bill Gates went from zero to crazy wealthy.

Bill Gates came from an incredibly rich family. He went to one of the best private schools in the US.