Benjamin Franklin said a penny saved is a penny earned, and its a good motto to live by! But there are exceptions to that rule, especially in tough situations! Everyone knows the big billionaire names like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates. But what about J. Paul Getty?
Getty was the richest man on Earth back in the 1960s. With about $1. 2 billion then, thatd be like having almost $10 billion today! But the oil tycoon wasnt only famous for his wealth but also for his extreme penny-pinching. And the incident that sealed his position as a legendary miser was a dark one. That was the kidnapping of his 16-year-old grandson, John Paul Getty III, in 1973 Date: 2022-04-19
