So, how did he do it? A mix of smuggling, gambling, predatory lending, and being a total jerk. It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme you’d want to try, unless you enjoy haunting the moors forever. He wasn’t playing the stock market. He was playing people.
Next time you complain about your mortgage or your student loans, just remember Heathcliff. He didn’t build generational wealth; he built generational trauma. And honestly? Sometimes that’s easier. So smile, nod, and be glad your biggest financial drama is a subscription you forgot to cancel. At least you’re not trying to buy a house with a dead man’s guilt.
