Sep 192006
Very American but very entertaining, this New York Times article is packed with examples – and also has some answers to the question it poses. Bottom line: those who earn their own money are less likely to lose it than those who inherit, marry, win or steal it. People who’ve made money themselves the hard way tend to hang on to it. It’s the others who end up being the wastrels full of regrets.
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