even when the business began to earn large profits, I still have my money like scrooge

miranda said,

in 1-2 sentences explain how a reader might interpret this allusion. Use details from the sentence to support your ideas

A reader might interpret this allusion to Scrooge as the narrator being extremely frugal or hesitant to spend their money, despite the success of their business, similar to how Ebenezer Scrooge was portrayed in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."