How you made your fortune

A 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 10pence.

"I invested that 10p in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for 20 pence.

"The next morning, I invested the 20p in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 5:00 pm for 50p. I continued this system for a month, by the end of which I'd accumulated a fortune of £3.50."

"And that's how you built an empire?" the boy asked.

"Heavens, no!" the man replied. "Then my wife's father died and left us two million pounds."