Yaris in a fatal accident

[nookandcrannycar]

^^^^^I know a guy who is primarily a real estate investor, but also owned some retail businesses housed in some of the commercial property he owns. He drives a (not restored!) 1972 Buick Skylark. HE THINKS this is a competitive advantage. He thinks it puts in the mind of property owners that all of his money is on the table in order to buy the property....that he can't pay more. He wears old clothes most of the time as well . His wife (one of the sweetest, most down to earth people you can imagine) isn't bothered by this (he does buy her a new Mercedes every year and he doesn't ask any questions re what she spends on clothes though ...just pays the bill). He's a Stanford grad, and his net worth is well over 50 million USD.

The founder of Zappos.com bought an acre in Las Vegas and put a bunch of Airsteam trailers (albeit very nice trailers) on the lot and he lives in one of them. He's worth 800 million plus.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg drives a VW GTI.

Can't always tell someone's net worth by their car or where they reside.

[BLKHILLSGUY]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

^^^^^I know a guy who is primarily a real estate investor, but also owned some retail businesses housed in some of the commercial property he owns. He drives a (not restored!) 1972 Buick Skylark. HE THINKS this is a competitive advantage. He thinks it puts in the mind of property owners that all of his money is on the table in order to buy the property....that he can't pay more. He wears old clothes most of the time as well . His wife (one of the sweetest, most down to earth people you can imagine) isn't bothered by this (he does buy her a new Mercedes every year and he doesn't ask any questions re what she spends on clothes though ...just pays the bill). He's a Stanford grad, and his net worth is well over 50 million USD.

The founder of Zappos.com bought an acre in Las Vegas and put a bunch of Airsteam trailers (albeit very nice trailers) on the lot and he lives in one of them. He's worth 800 million plus.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg drives a VW GTI.

Can't always tell someone's net worth by their car or where they reside.

Funny. Reminds me of my now deceased father in law. Big wig in real estate and has several apartment complexes that the wife overlooks. Anyway he drove a Pacer for years. The company he worked for bought him a new Cadillac or Lincoln every couple of years. He kept it hidden in the garage, embarrassed to drive it. He didn't want people to think he had money. I'm glad the mother in law is finally spending some how she sees fit. She doesn't have to get permission for any large purchases anymore. And she lives her Lincoln.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by BLKHILLSGUY

. The company he worked for bought him a new Cadillac or Lincoln every couple of years. He kept it hidden in the garage, embarrassed to drive it. He didn't want people to think he had money. .

Where I come from the most grievous way to insult someone is to say they've got money.

As in "money is the root of all evil."