{"id":67,"date":"2017-03-28T05:45:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T05:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2017-04-02T23:38:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T23:38:33","slug":"polishingapples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/polishingapples\/","title":{"rendered":"Polishing Apples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/667-506-e1490747403939.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-67 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/polishingapples\/849-506\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/849-506-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Polishing Apples\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-72\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-72'>\n\t\t\t\tThe old guy fingered his expensive wool vest\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/polishingapples\/667-506\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/667-506-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69'>\n\t\t\t\tit was 1932.  The depth of the Great depression\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/polishingapples\/583-506\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/583-506-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68'>\n\t\t\t\tI invested that nickel in an apple.   I spent the entire day polishing the apple\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/polishingapples\/674-506\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/674-506-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-70\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-70'>\n\t\t\t\tI&#8217;d accumulated a fortune of $9.80.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/667-506-e1490747403939.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/849-506-e1490747433832.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><strong>Polishing Apples<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money.<\/p>\n<p>The old guy fingered his expensive wool vest\u00a0and said,<br \/>\n&#8220;Well son, it was 1932. \u00a0The depth of the Great depression. \u00a0I was down to my last nickel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"premiuminator\" class=\"mcePremiuminator_big mceItemNoResize\" src=\"http:\/\/fbstatic.empowr.com\/abcdo\/TinyMce\/plugins\/premiuminator\/img\/trans.gif\" \/>I invested that nickel in an apple.<\/p>\n<p>I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples.<\/p>\n<p>I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 5pm for 20 cents. \u00a0I continued this system for a month, by the end of which I&#8217;d accumulated a fortune of $9.80.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then my wife&#8217;s father died and left us two million dollars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks for reading my blog.<br \/>\nPlease comment below and share my link.<\/p>\n<p>Debbie Nicholson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/debbienicholson.info\/PolishingApples.m4a\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to hear the audio version of this blog.<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=DG9G3A3M6HCPW\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/images\/life-happens-volume-1-3d.png\" alt=\"Life Happens Volume 1\" width=\"165\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Life Happens Volume 1 A Collection of Funny Emails and Facebook Messages Dating From The 1980s To 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0 \u00a0Polishing Apples A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money. 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