the teacher example is a total embarrassment! that lady was straight up lucky, the article linked to doesnt say she was an amazing saver it says that she was a messy hoarder who happened to come from a rich family that meant that the trash she didnt tidy up was worth lots of money.

Also it looks like half or more of th emoney cam from a relative that happeded to move in with her yeaars before dying.

the lady got given a house to live in for free and had no requirement for money.

This article can be summed up as: long term efforts chipping away at something can ALSO pay off.

I am yet to see a success story that is not heavily leaning on situation or luck. our system is simply not fair and i really tire of bullshit like this trying to pretend that it has some purpose or value beyond exploitation.