“The “lower-upper classes”, the mere millionaires. Keeping up with the Joneses, “who has more money, who has less, what is my family’s reputation, what does everyone think of us?” Old Money vs. Nouveau Riche. The common-core of Hollywood plot lines since sound movies began. “How much bigger of a house can you live in, how much flashier of a car can you drive?” | “You don’t understand, it’s a higher calling.”
Actually, the bulk of us are the Millionaire Next Door. Modest house, inexpensive care, millions of dollars in brokerage account. Greedy, perhaps, but not flashy.
Wealth production - good. Psychotic sociopathic insecurity driven power lust wealth hoarding - bad. Let’s call them THE HOARDER CLASS
“Actually, the bulk of us are the Millionaire Next Door. Modest house, inexpensive care, millions of dollars in brokerage account. Greedy, perhaps, but not flashy.”
‘Millionaire Next Door’, one of the best economic books I ever read. Up there with ‘Think And Grow Rich’ (It’s not just about money) and “The Great Boom Ahead.”
People say, “How did you become financially secure?” I say, “Very slowly for 30 years, and then very quickly right at the end.”