I was wasting some time and had on a section of an Arnold Schwarzenegger biography. He seemingly moved to the US in 1968 and as soon as possible he was investing in small rental properties.
While he lived in a small sparse unit, every dollar he could he keep investing in rental properties. By the early 1970’s before he started acting, he was a millionaire.
I was unaware if there was a lot of money to be made in body building in the late 1960’s, I doubt it; so, this is an accomplishment. It does make me wonder if there was some family money, but finances are never a large part of biographies, which is where I find a great interest. I also never saw the beginning.