just scrolled through this breakdown of u.s. presidents' net worth before vs after their terms and honestly some of these numbers are wild. like thomas jefferson started with 3M but ended at 200K? that's rough. then you got andrew jackson who actually made money—went from 500K to 1M. but here's what got me: abraham lincoln net worth barely moved. started at 85K, ended around 110K. dude was literally leading the country through civil war and his wealth stayed pretty much the same. compare that to modern presidents like trump going from 3B to 2.5B or biden jumping from 2M to 10M+ and it's a totally different story now. makes you wonder how much the role itself changed over time 🤔