A chasid came to the Lechovitzer zt'l and cried that he was going through financially difficult times. He explained that in addition to his debts, he also has to marry off his children, and he doesn’t have money for the dowry and expenses.
The rebbe asked him, "What do you do for parnassah?" He answered that he sold honey but added that he earned just a paltry sum of money from each sale.
The rebbe said, "Listen carefully to what I tell you: When the next person comes to buy honey, tell him a price. When he agrees, tell him you will sell it to him for double that amount. When he agrees, double the price again. Keep going on this way... Keep doubling the price, endlessly."
When the chasid left the rebbe's home, he thought to himself, "How can I ask so much money for a jar of honey?" But the rebbe's words were holy to him; he believed in tzaddikim and decided to listen to the rebbe’s instructions. He came home and someone knocked at the door. It was the priest of the city. The priest excused himself and said, "I don't generally buy from Jews, but the person I usually buy from ran out of honey, and I need honey, urgently. That's why I came to you."
The Yid said, "A jar of honey costs a thousand rubles." The priest agreed to this price. Money wasn't an issue for him. He had plenty of money... and he needed the honey. The chasid stuttered a drop, and then he told the priest that the actual price was two thousand rubles. He continued in this manner, raising the price until it was enough to cover all his debts and marry off all his children, and then, he finalized the sale.
