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▲{{quote|''Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people<br />
▲They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made<br />
▲Exchanging all precious gifts<br />
▲But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe<br />
▲You used to be so amused<br />
▲At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used<br />
▲Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse<br />
''You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal''|'''[[Bob Dylan]]''' - "Like a Rolling Stone"}}▼
▲When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose<br />
▲You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal''|'''[[Bob Dylan]]''' - "Like a Rolling Stone"}}
We're all familiar with the story of the young man or woman with absolutely nothing who worked hard to make enough money to open that business, and now have it all. The overall tale behind Bill Gates' rise to multi-billionaire is one of these; he started building computers in his garage, and now has one of the largest computer empires in the world.
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This trope is the exact opposite of that; it's the story of someone who used to have everything, and now finds themselves with nothing.
If the character is from [[Blue Blood|the most blue in hue of bloods]], they may be an [[Impoverished Patrician]]. If the character continues on as they did when they were rich, they may be a [[Princess in Rags]]. If the character stops being an [[Alpha Bitch]] and is revealed to be insecure or to have other sympathetic traits that make the audience like her, this might be a [[Fallen Princess]].
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== Music ==
* The page quote is the song "Like a Rolling Stone" by [[Bob Dylan]].
* The [[Rolling Stones]] song "Playing With Fire":
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* This is a common plot in opera, where the fall usually comes about as a [[Slut Shaming|punishment for women sleeping around]]. Examples include ''[[La Traviata]]'' and ''Manon'' (in the latter, the woman starts out as a commoner and becomes a rich mistress of a noble, but then falls toward poverty again when she cheats on said noble with her true love).
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* Zander Crews in the opening episodes of the second season of ''[[Frisky Dingo]]'' - he's gone from the head of a company with billions of dollars to living in a refrigerator box.
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'': when Homer visits his [[Long-Lost Relative|Long Lost Brother]] Herb, who is the head of a Detroit car company, Homer ruins Herb by designing a terrible car. A later episode has him regain his fortune (with the help of an investment from Homer).
** [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Mr. Burns]] in "The Old Man and the Lisa".
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'''Burns''': Excellent. I'm on my way back to the top! I've turned these cans into can-dos!
'''Brockman''': Well, you smell terrible -- Good luck to you, sir. }}
** Brenda, of the [[Lifetime Movie of the Week|Lifetime TV movie]] "From Homemaker to Homeless". She later went to Harvard Medical School - as a cadaver.
* ''[[The Boondocks]]'' episode "Bitches to Rags" is all about Thugnificent going through this.
* The ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' episode [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"Rhonda Goes Broke"]]. One of the strongest examples of [[Status Quo Is God]] in the series.
== [[Real Life]] ==
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