Editing Scrooge McDuck (section)

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[[File:Scroogeswim.jpg|left|thumb|Scrooge's signature dive into his money]]
The character is almost exclusively portrayed as having worked his way up the financial ladder from humble immigrant roots. His characteristics are believed to be strongly influenced by the life of a real, incredibly wealthy Scottish-American business magnate [[Andrew Carnegie]], as well as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]], his namesake from ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kets de Vries|first=Manfred F. R.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/432322927|title=Sex, money, happiness, and death : the quest for authenticity|date=2009|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-24036-0|location=Basingstoke [England]|pages=88–9|oclc=432322927}}</ref>

The comic book series ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]'', written and drawn by Don Rosa, shows Scrooge's fictional life. As a young boy, he takes up a job polishing and shining boots in his native [[Glasgow]]. A pivotal moment comes in 1877 when a ditch-digger pays him with an [[United States Seated Liberty coinage|1875 US dime]], which is useless as currency in 19th century Glasgow; he only notices what sort of coin he has been given after the man has left, as his boots were so caked with dirt, Scrooge fainted from exhaustion after finishing his work. Enraged, Scrooge vows to never be taken advantage of again, to be "sharper than the sharpies, smarter than the smarties and tougher than the toughies". He takes a position as cabin boy on a [[Clyde Shipping Company|Clyde cattle ship]] to the United States to make his fortune at the age of 13. In 1898, after many adventures, he finally ends up in [[Klondike Gold Rush|Klondike]], where he finds a golden rock the size of a goose egg. By the following year, he made his first $1,000,000 and bought the deed for Killmule Hill from Casey Coot, the son of Clinton Coot and grandson of Cornelius Coot, the founder of Duckburg. He finally ends up in Duckburg in 1902. After some dramatic events, where he faces both the Beagle Boys and President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and his [[Rough Riders]] at the same time, he tears down the rest of the old Fort Duckburg and builds his famous Money Bin at the site.

In the years to follow, Scrooge travels all around the world to increase his fortune, while his family remains behind to manage the Money Bin. When Scrooge finally returns to Duckburg, he is the richest duck in the world, rivaled only by [[Flintheart Glomgold]], [[John D. Rockerduck]], and less prominently, the [[maharaja]] of the [[fictional country]] Howdoyoustan (play on [[Hindustan]]). His experiences, however, have changed him into a hostile miser, and his family leaves him in disgust. About twelve years later, he closes down his empire; he eventually returns to a public life five years later and restarts his business in the comic's final chapter.

He keeps the majority of his wealth in his massive Money Bin, an enormous cubic building adorned with a dollar sign, overlooking the city of Duckburg. In the short ''[[Scrooge McDuck and Money]]'', he remarks to his nephews that this money is "just [[petty cash]]". In the Dutch and Italian version, he regularly forces Donald and his nephews to polish the coins one by one in order to pay off Donald's debts; Scrooge will not pay them much for this lengthy, tedious, hand-breaking work. As far as he is concerned, even 5 cents an hour is too much expenditure. He does not even keep any to his personal estate, stating "Money goes to the bin, not next of kin".

A shrewd businessman and noted [[Miser|tightwad]], he is fond of diving into and swimming in his money without injury. His most famous prized possession is his [[Donald Duck universe#Number One Dime|Number One Dime]]. He is also the richest member of [[Donald Duck universe#Millionaires' club|The Billionaires Club of Duckburg]], a society which includes the most successful businessmen of the world and allows them to keep connections with each other. Glomgold and Rockerduck are also influential members of the Club.