Top Rags to Riches Stories

No. 5: J.K. Rowling

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Before the massive success of the Harry Potter series, nobody had ever heard of Miss J.K. Rowling. At the time she wrote the books, she was a single mom living on welfare. The money she’s made from the books and associated TV rights will help her sustain both herself and her daughter, Jessica, for a long time to come.