Sam Walton Made In America Analysis

The story in my heart is “Sam Walton: Made in America”. Why? Just imagine that you have 1 billion dollars. What would you do with the money? Would you think of buying a manison? Using it expand the size of your wardrobe? Or maybe a better car? Sam Walton was a person who really had a billion dollars, however, he did something very surprising with his money. Unlike all the other millionaires and billionaires out there, he didn’t spend it on a manison, clothes, or a better car. He saved the money. Other than use it to improve his company and daily essentials, he barely even touched it. Because Sam thought that if he spends his money on extra things, then he’s just wasting his customers’ money. The reason I chose this story is because it’s unique, and sets a good example for others. If all the people in the past thought like Sam Walton did, then people wouldn’t have had to be victims of thieving, or even murder. If people living right now thought like Sam did, then people would be doing what they want to be doing, not what they “have” to do to earn money. Then all people would

In the future, I’m going to spend my life doing something that I like doing, and save my money like Sam so that my kids will have an easier life too, or maybe donate it to charity. Sam is a very good role model, and his story really communicates how he came to be rich but still live like he was middle class. “People can’t understand why we’re still so conservative. They make a big deal of Sam being a billionaire and driving an old pick-up truck or buying his clothes at Wal-mart or refusing to fly first class. It’s just the way we were brought up. When a penny is lying out there on the street, how many people would go out there and pick it up? I’ll bet I would. And I know Sam would.”(Walton, 6) It explains how he came to still live a normal life unmuddled by money, which is a very important thing to