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College is, of course, staggeringly expensive and out of reach for many of us. Dale Schroeder of Des Moines, Iowa knew that, and the selfless way he decided to help has made him a legend in Iowa.
Schroeder was a humble man who grew up poor, knew the value of a dollar, and never forgot it.
His frugality was legendary. He worked as a carpenter for the same company for 67 years, and was described by his friend, Steve Nielsen, as a "blue-collar, lunch pail kind of guy."
According to Nielsen, Schroeder lived a simple life. Shy and quiet, he was the kind of guy who had "work jeans" and "church jeans," and "went to work every day. Worked really hard. Was frugal. Like a lot of Iowans," he said.
So when Schroeder passed away in 2005, the people in his community assumed he didn't have much to leave behind. They quickly found out they were very wrong — in the best way possible.
Humble Carpenter Secretly Saved All Of His Money His Whole Life So He Could Leave $3 Million To 33 Kids He Never Met
He scrimped and saved his entire life so he could change 33 strangers'.
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