''One Thousand Ways to Make $1000'' is a 1936 non-fiction book of

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by Frances Minaker published by Dartnell. 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. The book inspired billionaire investor

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to start earning money at the age of seven.

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