Sam Walton came from a family who weathered the Great Depression very well and married into a family which was able to lend him a significant sum of money for t

Sam Walton came from a family who weathered the Great Depression very well and married into a family which was able to lend him a significant sum of money for the period in order to "bootstrap" his business. Walton, like so many other people who are incredibly successful, started out of the gate far ahead of most of his peers. As a result, he isn't what I'd consider a good example to use for the average person when it comes to work and balancing career with family.