just scrolled through this wild comparison of how much us presidents were actually worth before and after taking office 👀 some of these numbers are absolutely insane

like jfk came in at 1b and left at 1b, guy was already loaded. but then you got lincoln? only 85k before, 110k after - dude wasn't in it for the money lol. jefferson's net worth literally tanked from 3m to 200k, that's rough

the real trip is seeing how some of them actually got richer: lyndon johnson went from 20m to 100m?? that's a 5x jump. trump 3b to 2.5b (slight dip but still). even carter doubled his wealth from 2m to 10m after leaving office

hoover stayed at 100m the whole time, guy was already loaded before presidency. makes you wonder what's actually happening with their finances during those years. some of these wealth trajectories are pretty interesting to track

anyway this is a fascinating look at how presidency actually impacts these guys' bottom lines. definitely not what i expected for some of them