America's Richest Woman Lived on $5 a Week and Wore Just One Black Dress

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Picture this: one fine morning you wake up a multimillionaire. What will you do? Buy a yacht or a garage full of sports cars? Perhaps a diamond tiara and a cruise around the world? All of these would tempt anyone but Hetty Green, who was considered the richest woman in America and yet wore the same black dress for years. Why did she become so frugal? And why did people call her the "Witch of Wall Street"? We present her story, full of eccentricities. Other videos that may interest you: The Story of the Richest Man in the World Who Refused to Pay Ransom for His Grandson • The Story of the Richest Man in the Wor... ; Salaries of World Leaders That Are From $ 1 to Over $ 2 Million • Video ; 11 Millionaires Who Are the Epitome of Modesty • 11 Millionaires Who Are the Embodiment of... ; Timestamps: The Early Years of Henrietta Greene 0:37 Coming into Her Inheritance 2:46 Getty's Stinginess Gains Strength 3:50 Divorce 5:59 Greed Increasingly Strong 6:40 She Wore Black for the Rest of Her Life 8:00 #richestwoman #GettyGreen #WitchofWallStreet Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Summary: At age 6, Getty replaced dolls with stock market and business education. Getty invested $1,000 of her $1,200 allowance at age 16 to break into New York society. Getty helped run the family business and became increasingly financially educated. In 1865, Mr. Robinson died, leaving his daughter $1 million in inheritance and $4 million in a trust fund. Five years after her aunt's death, Getty received about half a million dollars, which she invested in "greenbacks" - bonds issued by the government. The richest woman in America haggled with store owners for every penny. In the cold season, she did not buy winter clothes, but put layers of newspapers under her coat to keep warm. She refused to pay bills for doctors and lawyers. Getty was convinced that finances and family are completely different things. Her husband went bankrupt, she refused to help him, and the couple broke up. Getty and her daughter were constantly moving, because Getty was still afraid that she was being followed, trying to poison her. And although the millionaire herself often ate oatmeal and eggs, she always fed her dog steaks. After Edward's death in 1902, she vowed to wear only black for the rest of her life. Some believe that the reason is practicality: black gets dirty much less than other colors. Music: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to AdMe: http://goo.gl/DgUonf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is life! on Youtube: https://bit.ly/2tKobHX Take and do Kids https://bit.ly/2H5MVlY Stock materials (photos, videos and others): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More cool articles and videos on http://adme.ru/

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