Andrew Carnegie didn’t always take part in a wealthy lifestyle; instead his life was a “rags to riches story.” He grew up poor, but made his fortune through steel production. Having been in tough situations growing up, Carnegie gave money to numerous public projects including churches, hospitals, parks and libraries. In addition to his many accomplishments and p h i l a n t h r o p i e s , h e a l s o w r o t e t h e n o v e l , T h e G o s p e l o f W e a l t h . C a r n e g i e w r o t e a b o u t d i f f e r e n t ways wealthy individuals could allocate their fortunes as well as the influence this distribution has on their family and the public.
In Carnegie’s T he Gospel of Wealth, he states that the