Finance:One Thousand Ways to Make $1000

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Short description: 1936 book
One Thousand Ways to Make $1000
AuthorFrances Minaker
GenrePersonal finance
PublisherDartnell
Publication date
1936

One Thousand Ways to Make $1000 is a 1936 non-fiction book of personal finance by Frances Minaker published by Dartnell.[1] It gives specific examples of individuals who made enough money to start their own businesses by starting with as little as $5, and it encourages the reader to do the same.[2]

The book inspired billionaire investor Warren Buffett to start earning money at the age of seven.[3]

References

  1. Swan, Addie May (September 26, 1936). "Book Reviews: Popular Books". The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa): p. 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/302456089/?terms=%22One%2BThousand%2BWays%2Bto%2BMake%2B%241000%22. Retrieved July 7, 2017. 
  2. "Lines From The Library". The Eugene Guard (Eugene, Oregon): p. 11. August 18, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/image/97291308/?terms=%22One%2BThousand%2BWays%2Bto%2BMake%2B%241000%22. Retrieved July 7, 2017. 
  3. Levere, Jane (January 30, 2017). "New HBO Documentary On Warren Buffett Uses Family Photos, Home Movies To Reveal His Life Story". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2017/01/30/new-hbo-documentary-on-warren-buffett-uses-family-photos-home-movies-to-reveal-his-life-story/#6667428f6793. Retrieved July 7, 2017. "A voracious reader his entire life, at age seven he read a book he borrowed from the library, One Thousand Ways to Make $1000, and, inspired by its lessons, began selling Coca-Cola, gum and newspapers."