Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Is One Of The First To Fall Off Of Forbes Billionaire List Because Of Charitable Giving
The only thing bigger than the success of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, is the size of her compassionate heart. J.K. Rowling is one of the first billionaires to fall off of the Forbes billionaire list due to her large amounts of charitable giving. “You have a moral responsibility when you’ve been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently,” Rowling said. J.K. Rowling is the world’s first billionaire author, with her Harry Potter books selling more than 500 million copies, but she also knows what it’s like to have nothing and to struggle to survive. For seven years, prior to her success with the first Harry Potter novel, she and her children were living in poverty. J.K. Rowling and her family survived those difficult days because she was able to receive welfare from the government for nearly a decade. After writing her first Harry Potter book in 1997 and the launch of the movie series, her famed success first put her on Forbes billiona...