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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (27162)	2/3/2000 4:19:00 PM
From: JDN	Respond to of 64865

Dear Charles: I have read it and I fit the stereotype in the book. I promise you, you would never guess I was if you were my next door neighbor. JDN

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (27162)	2/3/2000 9:54:00 PM
From: JavaGuy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

RE: "Millionare Next Door" Charles, I've read some of the book, the point get made quickly that most millionaires are average run-of-the-mill types who are somewhat frugal, often small business owners. The lawyer and stock broker types are the ones spending all their (usually higher) income on fancy cars and suits and have no real accumulated wealth. That stuff I'd agree on, however some people take the the frugality (is that a word?) a little too far. I mentioned that the top 20% of the pop controls 80% of the wealth, but don't the top 2% control 50% of the wealth? What are those folks up to? I can't believe that crowd is outspending itself... -JG

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (27162)	2/3/2000 10:56:00 PM
From: Lynn	Respond to of 64865

Dear Charles: I'd like to read the book but our small, rural library does not have it and no way am I going to ask them to interlibrary loan it from the main library in the city for me. When it first came out there was some article on it in the local paper. I was away at the time but when I returned, my neighbors told me a little about it and laughed that I was their millionaire next door since my car and the way I buy cars fit the profile perfectly. I laughed, quite heartily, along with them. A week or so later a relative called and said he got a kick out of an article on the book in either _The Philadelphia Enquirer_ (not related to the _National Enquirer_) or WSJ. Again, the car came up. One of these days I'll go to the main library in the city and check out the book. I had planned buying a copy but this year the WSJ did _not_ send me a gift certificate to Amazon when I renewed my online subscription :((( It's not that I'm cheap. It's just not the kind of book I want to add to my library, more the read then return kind. Lynn