History Main / WealthyEverAfter

* ''Anime/LucyMayOfTheSouthernRainbow'' ends with the Popples finally attaining farmland and becoming rich, after years of living in poverty and failure. If it wasn't for Lucy-May's bravery in front of the Princetons, they would have remained in squalor.

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* Inverted in the classic ''Comicbook/{{Daredevil}}'' story "[[Comicbook/DaredevilBornAgain Born Again]]", where Matt Murdock is ruined by the Kingpin when he learns his enemy's SecretIdentity. The Kingpin is eventually defeated and disgraced, but feels he at least made Murdock miserable by impoverishing him while he plans to strike at him again. However, when you see the final panel of Matt and Karen being happy in their situation, you know the Kingpin has truly lost.

* When Marty [=McFly=] fixes his parents' past in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', he returns to a present where his father George is a wealthy science fiction author. Interestingly this ending didn't sit right with Creator/CrispinGlover (George's actor), who felt it sent the wrong message and didn't return for the sequels.

* ''Film.{{Holes}}'': The movie plays the trope straight and ends with the main characters hanging out in a mansion and Stanley's dad's invention "Sploosh" being advertised on TV.

* ''Literature/{{Holes}}'': In the book, the narrative makes a point that the treasure that Stanley and Zero dug up ends up netting them [[DownplayedTrope less than a million dollars each]]. But not ''a lot'' less. The movie plays it straight and ends with the main characters hanging out in a mansion and Stanley's dad's invention "Sploosh" being advertised on TV.

* ''Literature/{{Holes}}'': In the book, the narrative makes a point that the treasure that Stanley and Zero dug up ends up netting them [[DownplayedTrope less than a million dollars each]]. But not ''a lot'' less. The movie plays it straight and ends with the main characters hanging out in a mansion.

* ''Film/BedtimeStories'': Skeeter's best friend who was a hotel waiter marries a hotel heiress and becomes the 9th richest person in the world.

* "Literature/HanselAndGretel" return home with money.
-->''And as they had no longer any cause for fear, they went in the old hag's house, and here they found, in every corner of the room, boxes with pearls and precious stones. "These are even better than pebbles," said Hansel, and crammed his pockets full of them; and Gretel said: "I too will bring something home," and she filled her apron full.''
* In ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/189peasantdevil.html The Peasant and the Devil,]]'' the peasant outwits the devil to lay claim to treasure in his field without giving anything for it.
* In ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/4youthfear.html The Boy Who Went Out to Learn What Fear Was,]]'' staying in the house three nights wins him treasure as well as the king's reward.
-->''The old man led him back into the castle, and in a cellar showed him three chests full of gold. "Of these," said he, "one part is for the poor, the other for the king, the third is thine."''

* In ''Literature/TheStarMoney'', the girl becomes "rich for her whole life" after gathering the eponymous talers.

* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'': Laura's final fate in the series has her reconcile with her incredibly rich ex-husband Michael and head off to America to [[BabiesEverAfter raise a child with him]].

* In ''The Star Talers'', the girl became "rich for her whole life" after gathering the eponymous talers.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''VideoGame/Rayman2'' in the Cave of Bad Dreams level when Rayman is given a choice between the Elixir of Life that will allow him to continue his quest, or get the mountains of treasure hoarded by the Guardian. If you choose the latter, you get a NonstandardGameOver ending where Rayman simply forgets about saving the world and retires to a FarSideIsland. Of course, because the game can't actually end on such a lousy note, [[ButThouMust you return to the Guardian's offer until you make the right choice]].

Usually, the writers want to avoid the FamilyUnfriendlyAesop that money can buy happiness, so this is only added ''after'' the generic HappyEnding tropes, such as [[HappilyEverAfter love]], or [[BabiesEverAfter family]], so it is not actually money that makes them happy, but it surely doesn't hurt either.

* In ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'', the real reason why the explorers went to Atlantis is just so they can help the villain become rich. However, at the end of the film, said explorers turn to the hero to stop said villain and save Atlantis, yet they still end up rich because of this, judging by their clothing the last time we see them. It's implied that the Atlanteans are quite wealthy, by normal standards. However, because their city is isolated and in ruins they've come to consider things like food and creature comforts more important than treasure. Given that the explorers saved Atlantis at great personal risk, it makes sense that the city's people would reward them.

* Subverted in ''Literature/{{Holes}}'': the treasure that Stanley and Zero dug up does bring their families money... but the narrative mentions that it was worth less than a million dollars altogether (while certainly a significant amount, probably not enough to set them for life). The movie plays it straight and ends with the main characters hanging out in a mansion.

* This would have been the ending to ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', if it hadn't been brought back five years later. But at least it allowed [[spoiler:Rodney to find out who his real father is, and become a father himself.]]

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