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Comment author: gwern 20 January 2010 08:04:53PM 7 points [-]

"A man does not 'by nature' wish to earn more and more, but simply to live as he is accustomed to live and earn as much is necessary for that purpose... & a people only work because and so long as they are poor."

--Max Weber, Protestant Ethic

That's why you see so many more millionaire plumbers than millionaire attorneys, because the attorney has a higher standard of living, and so has less money left over to save.

We do?

Comment author: RobinZ 20 January 2010 08:06:03PM 3 points [-]

That's why you see so many more millionaire plumbers than millionaire attorneys, because the attorney has a higher standard of living, and so has less money left over to save.

We do?

I was going to comment on that, but I don't see any millionaires at all, so I thought I shouldn't.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 21 January 2010 06:06:30AM 2 points [-]

I was going to comment on that, but I don't see any millionaires at all, so I thought I shouldn't.

The main point of "the Millionaire Next Door" is that you might not notice millionaires.

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