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		abirch on Aug 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Robinhood lays off 23% of staff Scrooge McDuck was a gold bug so he may have kept the gold to swim in just like Peter Schiff

bombcar on Aug 2, 2022 | [–]

Canonically according to Rosa the money bin is just his “personal memento” cash - the money he earned by hand and remembers every bit of. It’s only a portion of his fortune.

PheonixPharts on Aug 2, 2022 | [–]

That's a great point, even Scrooge McDuck does not hold cash!

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