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To: oldirtybastard who wrote (72354)	2/27/2001 1:41:03 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

>>it would be CRUSHING to me emotionally to ever have to return to that lifestyle<< I think you'd get over it. At least I hope so. And it would probably be a good thing. Self made men and women tend to be one of two types - 1) the type of person described in the book, The Millionaire Next Door, who does not have an ostentatious lifestyle, for example drives a used car, buys his clothes off the rack, eats at home, but has amassed a sizeable fortune; 2) Donald Trump types and Joe Kennedy types, who make a fortune, lose it, make another one, lose that, maybe die broke, maybe die rich. Both types have learned to make do with less. The first type always makes do with less, the second type spends it when they have it. Most people who spend a lot of money on a luxurious lifestyle really shouldn't. If you invested that $20 you spent on a bottle of wine instead of consuming it, how much would it be worth when you retire?