Great figures who went through “Bad with money”
You spend whatever you have and can't plan. Read the life stories of 3 Japanese historical figures who went through something similar.
Figures who went through this
- Ishikawa Takuboku — The Honest Liar
"Back then I told lots of lies," he wrote in one of his own poems. He missed his own wedding, lived on loans from friends, and kept his family waiting. Then he began to write only plain words. His way of living, though, stayed the same to the end.
- Makino Tomitaro — The Man Who Spared Nothing
"One who begrudges money cannot be a plant scientist." So wrote the only son of a sake shop when he was about twenty. He poured the family fortune into plants, and wrote about plants at a desk while court officers seized the furniture beside him. What held that life together was his wife, who joked that she was raising a spoiled son who wasted money on his hobby.
- Noguchi Hideyo — The Man Who Could Never Pay It Back
His classmates each gave a small coin after his essay about his burned hand was shared with the class. From that day on, he kept borrowing, spending it all, and asking again. The messy, lovable life of the man who was once on Japan's 1,000-yen bill.