One Thousand Ways to Make $1000

{{Short description|1936 book}}

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| genre = Personal finance

| pub_date = 1936

| author = Frances Minaker

| publisher = Dartnell

| image = File:One_Thousand_Ways_to_Make_$1000.png

| caption = 2010 edition

}}

One Thousand Ways to Make $1000 is a 1936 non-fiction book of personal finance by Frances Minaker published by Dartnell.{{cite news|last1=Swan|first1=Addie May|title=Book Reviews: Popular Books|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/302456089/?terms=%22One%2BThousand%2BWays%2Bto%2BMake%2B%241000%22|accessdate=July 7, 2017|work=The Daily Times|date=September 26, 1936|location=Davenport, Iowa|page=3|via=Newspapers.com}} It gives specific examples of individuals who made enough money to start their own businesses by starting with as little as $5, and it encourages the reader to do the same.{{cite news|title=Lines From The Library|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/97291308/?terms=%22One%2BThousand%2BWays%2Bto%2BMake%2B%241000%22|accessdate=July 7, 2017|work=The Eugene Guard|date=August 18, 1940|page=11|location=Eugene, Oregon|via=Newspapers.com}}

The book inspired billionaire investor Warren Buffett to start earning money at the age of seven.{{cite news|last1=Levere|first1=Jane|title=New HBO Documentary On Warren Buffett Uses Family Photos, Home Movies To Reveal His Life Story|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2017/01/30/new-hbo-documentary-on-warren-buffett-uses-family-photos-home-movies-to-reveal-his-life-story/#6667428f6793|accessdate=July 7, 2017|work=Forbes|date=January 30, 2017|quote=A voracious reader his entire life, at age seven he read a book he borrowed from the library, One Thousand Ways to Make $1000, and, inspired by its lessons, began selling Coca-Cola, gum and newspapers.}}