In the cantina, Obi-wan offers Han 17,000 credits to fly him to Alderaan. Han seems impressed by this amount of money, and Luke also is taken aback by Obi-wans flashing of the galactic cheddar. What I want to know is, where did Obi-wan get that kind of money just being a hermit/crazy old man? Was he running an illegal spice trade? Robbing Jawas? One would have to assume that a man of his age is living on a fixed income, and wouldn't normally be able to be so free with his wallet. Perhaps he received a sizeable retirement plan from his years of service as a Jedi, although that seems unlikely, given the unfriendly terms on which he left. What do you think?