Clintons reported a net worth of $700,000 in 1992

[SheilaT]

14. More to the point, there was no way

they were going to stay "dead broke" because they knew each of them could give speeches for hefty sums. I believe Bill hit the lecture circuit just about immediately. Plus the Clinton Foundation came about immediately after he left the Presidency.

For most people "dead broke" means living in their car. They were so far from that situation that it's laughable.

And the lecture circuit has been highly profitable for decades. Bill Clinton did not create the "get rich on speaking fees paradigm". What he did was give pretty much one speech a day for a year or more. Which indicates greed to me more than anything else.

And even if their wealth was modest by some standards back when he entered the White House, it was still far above what the average American had then or now.