History Main / WealthyEverAfter

* Many heist movies (''OceansEleven[[note]]the remake, not the original, this being a case where the Hays Code arguably resulted in a more satisfying ending anyway[[/note]], [[TheFastAndTheFurious Fast Five]], TheItalianJob2003'' for example) end with the (surviving) members of the crew reaping the rewards of their heist.

* Many heist movies (''OceansEleven, [[TheFastAndTheFurious Fast Five]], TheItalianJob2003'' for example) end with the (surviving) members of the crew reaping the rewards of their heist.

* Inverted in the classic ''{{Daredevil}}'' story, "[[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 in the final panel of Matt and Karen being happy in their situation, you'll know the Kingpin has truly lost.

* ''OutrageousFortune''

* ''NationalTreasure'' had the museums paying 1% of the treasure's value to the protagonists. It was stated a few times the treasure was worth about $10 billion US dollars, so even 1% set them for life.

* In "JackAndTheBeanstalk", the gold Jack steals from the giant makes him and his mother rich.

* This would have been the ending to ''OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', if it hadn't been brought back five years later.

* Win the [[Literature/TheHungerGames Hunger Games]] and the Capitol awards you more money than you can spend in a lifetime. [[spoiler:The ending to the actual book series doesn't reveal if Katniss and Peeta got to keep that wealth, however.]]

* The Egyptian tale "The Eloquent Peasant," from the Middle Kingdom, apparently ends with the protagonist Hunanup richly compensated for his troubles and rewarded for his eloquence with numerous goods confiscated from the household of Djehuty-nekht, the man who had wronged him.

* ''SlumdogMillionaire'', anyone?

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* This would have been the ending to ''OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', if it hadn't been brought back five years later.
* Comically subverted in ''TheYoungOnes'' episode "Cash", where a lorry full of money crashes into the Young Ones' house, apparently solving their financial problems forever, until the house and money get blown up.
* ''OutrageousFortune''
* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode ''The End of Time'', [[spoiler:the Doctor's present to Donna outside her wedding is [[TimeTravelForFunAndProfit a lottery ticket]]]].
* The last season of ''{{Roseanne}}''. [[spoiler: Until the [[AllJustADream last few minutes of the final episode]], anyway.]]
* ''Series/{{Wings}}'' ended with Joe and Brian finding money left to them by their father (the money they were searching for in the very first episode), then having to decide how best to use it.

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* JackAndTheBeanstalk, making this trope OlderThanRadio

* ''Series/{{Wings}}'' ended with Joe and Brian finding money left to them by their father, then having to decide how best to use it.

* ''RuthlessPeople''

* By the end of ''MaraDaughterOfTheNile'', Mara has realized that there are things that are far more important to her then freedom and gold, her motivations at the beginning. However, she ends up receiving both of them anyway, one through a boon of the new king, and the other through marrying her love, Count Sheftu.

* Sara Crewe from ALittlePrincess, after Mr Carrisford finds her and adopts her and the investment that her father had put into was actually worth much, much more than they thought.

* Marius and Cosette at the end of ''LesMiserables'' when Jean Valjean gives them all the money he earned while he was mayor of Montreuil-sur-mer. Marius' aunt and grandfather are very pleased; Marius and Cosette themselves are too absorbed in their love to take any notice.

* The last few episodes of ''{{Roseanne}}''.

* In ''[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/crane/storycatherine.html Catherine and Her Fate]]'', a rich merchant's daughter is asked whether she would rather be happy in youth or age. When she chooses age, her father loses his wealth and dies, and she lives in poverty, but she ends up marrying a wealthy king.

* Inverted in the classic ''{{Daredevil}}'' story, "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 in the final panel of Matt and Karen being happy in their situation, you'll know the Kingpin has truly lost.

* At the end of the final book in Dean Koontz' ''Frankenstein'' series, [[spoiler:Mr. Lyss]] wins the lottery.