So the next time you feel pressure from your own family tree—be it a successful sibling, a demanding parent, or a cousin who’s a doctor—remember the Buffetts. They’ve got all the money in the world, but they still have to deal with divorce, uneasy silences at Thanksgiving, and the fact that Grandpa never pays full price for anything. Howard Buffett’s story is proof that legacy is less about the zeros in the bank account and more about the grit in your hands. And if you can farm your own path while your dad owns a candy company? That’s a harvest worth smiling about.
