#103 The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age

What I learned from reading The Richest Woman in America: Hetty Green in the Gilded Age by Janet Wallach

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I go my own way, take no partners, risk nobody else’s fortune [1:01]

The Wisdom of Hetty Green [3:33]

To live content with small means; To seek elegance rather than luxury, And refinement rather than fashion; To be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich [7:00]

Hetty Green’s early life and business lessons from her family [9:23]

The P...