Alex Taw, a 21yearold student from Wiltshire, England. He spent last summer like any other
high school graduate-hanging out with friends, preparing for college, worrying about his university
fees. While most of his peers gave up on their pipe dreams, he sat down with a notebook at home,
and jotted down (草草记下) the question: How can I become a millionaire?
     The result was the Million Dollar Homepage. com. Alex's initial investment was 50 pounds to
buy web space and a domain (领域) name. He divided the blank homepage into one million pixels
(电脑上的像点), 10,000 blocks of 100 pixels each. Each pixel was worth $ 1, minimum purchase:
100 pixels. Within a month Alex had earned some $ 37,000, enough for him to cover the entire cost
of his forthcoming three years at university. In just a few months, he became a real millionaire.
     How did he come up with the idea of the Millionaire Dollar Home Page?
     "Well, I was trying to think of a way to make some money before I started university, as I was
about to take on a huge debt and I was already overdrawn (透支). Swift action was necessary!"
He said.
     He also added, "The important thing is that anything is possible-we are only limited by our
imagination. I always had this belief that a good idea can be successful on its own. I think I've learnt
that if we think deeper there are magical solutions hiding away for us to find."
     His personal philosophy around money is: Money is not everything, but it's an essential part of
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_we__are__careful,__it__can__create__a__new__type__of__stress.
     He also said, "I still want to go to university. Aside from gaining knowledge about business, there
are other reasons-exploring your interests, meeting new people, and being in a creative environment."
     Besides making contributions to society, he would try to encourage and inspire people to think
of creative solutions to problems, whatever they are.