After some deliberation and research, she put $7,000 of the money in the bank for a few months living expenses, and invested the rest. As she went paying bills, she found that the money did stretch a hundredfold—so much so, that she was able to invest much more. She didn't have to worry about working, so she was able to get through school much faster. Her investments grew as well, to the point where before she was able to finish school, she had $1 million in investments (which then stretched out another hundredfold).
In addition to all that, she also met, eventually dated and then married a surgeon who guest lectured at the college she was able to attend. Along with her daughter, which he adopted, they had two more children, another girl and then a boy. Neither of them, with her money (and his own investments), really needed to work again, but since he loved his work and she could see her own patients, they took their family and traveled to areas of the world where their expertise was sorely needed and did nearly all of it for free.
They also set up a foundation to provide medical scholarships for single mothers, and provided monies for hospitals, clinics and equipment in half a dozen places worldwide.
Hey, @bashadow.
No guesses? :)
I'd like to think that she did this:
After some deliberation and research, she put $7,000 of the money in the bank for a few months living expenses, and invested the rest. As she went paying bills, she found that the money did stretch a hundredfold—so much so, that she was able to invest much more. She didn't have to worry about working, so she was able to get through school much faster. Her investments grew as well, to the point where before she was able to finish school, she had $1 million in investments (which then stretched out another hundredfold).
In addition to all that, she also met, eventually dated and then married a surgeon who guest lectured at the college she was able to attend. Along with her daughter, which he adopted, they had two more children, another girl and then a boy. Neither of them, with her money (and his own investments), really needed to work again, but since he loved his work and she could see her own patients, they took their family and traveled to areas of the world where their expertise was sorely needed and did nearly all of it for free.
They also set up a foundation to provide medical scholarships for single mothers, and provided monies for hospitals, clinics and equipment in half a dozen places worldwide.
A worthy use of a penny stretched to the ends of time.