Shawn Davis
- Feb 19, 2019
- 1 min read

9 Famous People That Went Bankrupt Before They Were Rich

Updated: Mar 12, 2019

Rags-to-Riches-Back-to-Rags-Then-Back-to-Riches.

That’s the theme I found in researching these nine successful people who surprisingly filed for bankruptcy. Each came from humble beginnings. In fact, most grew up dirt poor and often in dysfunctional family backgrounds.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jrose/2019/02/19/9-famous-people-that-went-bankrupt-before-they-were-rich/#4486715941cf

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