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Most people have careers that allow them to live comfortably, some people have very well paying jobs, fewer still have jobs that would allow them to be "rich", and still even fewer have Big Bux.
When a character wants to get Big Bux they often don't try more common varieties of accruing wealth like bumping off rich relatives, stealing, or being a miser. They go for a
Common variations of this trope is that the Get Rich Quick person thinks working is a
Also see [[Mock Millionaire]], who's typically involved in one way or another.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
* Alluded to in ''[[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]''.
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* Sets the plot in motion in ''[[Layer Cake]]''. The protagonists' boss, Jimmy Price, has lost a bundle on stupid investments and fires off a bunch of these, chiefly by stealing a bunch of ecstasy from some other gangsters, embezzling the savings of his underling and shopping his villainous colleagues to the police.
* The plot of ''[[The Producers]]'' is a once successful producer and his accountant try to sell 25,000% worth of shares of the play ''Springtime for Hitler'' to investors, pocket most the money, have the play be a flop that won't be investigated. If you are an experienced troper, you already know [[Springtime for Hitler|how it goes]].
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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== [[Music]] ==
* Discussed with utter contempt in [[Styx]]'s "Rockin' the Paradise":
▲{{quote| Don't need no fast-buck, lame-duck profits for fun<br />
▲Quick-trick plans take the money and run<br />
''A straight-talkin', hard-workin' son-of-a-gun }}▼
▲We need long-term, slow-burn, gettin' it done<br />
▲A straight-talkin', hard-workin' son-of-a-gun }}
== [[Radio]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The basis of every part of ''[[Crystal Caves]]''. The main character, Mylo, keeps bungling into one
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* Approximately 90% of ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' episodes.
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''...
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* ''[[Family Guy]]''. Peter needs to raise $50,000 fast or he'll lose his house.
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* [[The Flintstones|Fred Flintstone]] concocted a new get-rich-quick scheme every 5 or 6 episodes. His battlecry was, "Barney, we're gonna be rich!"
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* This impulse is the basis for an enormous number of scams both on and off the internet, of course.
** [http://www.theonion.com/articles/i-lied-about-making-80000-working-from-home-and-so,10718/ "I Lied About Making $80,000 Working From Home... And So Can You!"]
* Homicidal maniacs and earth-detroyer wannabes have the option of [https://web.archive.org/web/20120524030445/http://homepage.mac.com/msb/163x/faqs/nuclear_warfare_102.html nuking cities]. Since it kills proportionally more than it destroys assets, you could end up wealthier. That is, if you survive.
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