Financial knowledge
Marcel was a perfect example of why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. He had a modest appearance but owned large plots of land in the Alps. The area where he lived was heaven on earth for tourists, investors were all over and the land was expensive. Marcel built numerous houses and rented them out. He made lots of money doing so. In fact, he made so much money that he could (more than comfortably) live off it.
Marcel got richer by the day, but his lifestyle didn’t change. He was getting older and still looked just as poor. He had a lot of contact with those around him. The richer he got; the more people wanted a piece of his fortune. But Marcel didn’t want to sell anything: he was already rich and wanted to stay true to himself and what he stood for. There was lots of money to be made, but he stood his ground.