<p>There's no way thats true.</p>
<p>And oh great, Pre-medwannabe is back, he's posting everywhere.</p>
<p>Boeing 747 converted into a very large car-van-suv-tank-hatchback-sportscar with 188 W18 engines and solar panels on top producing 1 million horsepower. You just wait ;).</p>
<p>"There's no way thats true."</p>
<p>Actually that may be correct, read The Millionaire Next Door you'l see that the average millionaire is very frugal and lives way below their means in an average middle class neighborhood. However, this is mostly likely the lower tier Millionaires those with a netwroth of about 1-3 million, not the guys with $10 million plus.</p>
<p>I believe most of the posters here aren't seeking to merely have 1 or 2 million dollars, I believe they want to be 'super-rich' <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20029-1480100,00.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20029-1480100,00.html</a></p>
<p>sammy101, I got it from the author of that book, not in that specific book I think, but a different one. Anyways the people he looked into were somewhere from a couple of million up to like 20 million and a huge proportion bought Toyotas. Most millionares became rich through business and are usually self-made and not college grads, so there is a reason why they are soo frugal. they had to be frugal to get rich and are still frugal to stay rich.</p>
<p>dcfca - that story increased my enthusiasm. Thanks.</p>
<p>yea mine as well. Aren't there any hedge funds in New York that operate on Wall Street, I keep on hearing there in Connecticut.</p>
<p>Public Transportation for me. A bus would be fine.</p>
<p>Get real. U have millions of dollars and all u want to do is ride a bus? Right.</p>
<p>some people are just like that. Warren Buffet is the second richest man in the world(or was before he decided to give it all away) and he still lives in the same home he bought for $30000. Michael Milken, the junk bond king in the 80s was making hundreds of millions of dollars/yr and still rode his same busted up Ford.</p>
<p>"Actually that may be correct, read The Millionaire Next Door you'l see that the average millionaire is very frugal and lives way below their means in an average middle class neighborhood. However, this is mostly likely the lower tier Millionaires those with a netwroth of about 1-3 million, not the guys with $10 million plus."</p>
<p>Also because The Millionaire Next Door considers anyone with a net worth of $1m to be a millionaire...in my opinion, a millionaire is someone with $1m+ in the bank and who still lives comfortably (i.e. doesn't penny-pinch). A LOT of people can be millionaires if they save enough.</p>
<p>^But people in the US most of the time don't save. There is an "overspending" epidemic in America supposedly and that's why people fall into the pits of bankruptcy.</p>
<p>I'm with premed here. My dream cars are all under 80 grand. </p>
<p>I know this is a horrible example, but Warren Buffet drives car from 2001 and lives in a house smaller than mine. All the super rich people in my town that I know live frugally, and If I didn't know them I would have never guess that they were millionaires.</p>
<p>The thing is, I hope people in general realize how privileged they are.
I know that if I get rich I'm probably going to blow mad cash in watches (I have a thing for watches), but the thing is to minimize the ridiculousness. Community service trips really opened my eyes. That and reading about how Britney Spears fed her dog a $300 steak.</p>
<p>It really comes down to class and practicality. Do you want to be rapper flashy or have some class. Personally I would perfer a 7 series BMW or an SL600, both of which are not in your face but if you look hard enough, one will know it's a high end auto. But if you really determined to show the world how much money your willing to throw on a car, by all means... Than again because most of the large IBank firms and business' are in NYC, you might just go for the Taxi. W/E floats your boat...</p>
<p>"^But people in the US most of the time don't save. There is an "overspending" epidemic in America supposedly and that's why people fall into the pits of bankruptcy."</p>
<p>That's their problem. </p>
<p>And I don't see what you're trying to prove anyways.</p>
<p>I want a Lamborghini Murcielago and a Bentley Continental GT. The Murcielago is super hot.</p>
<p>Didn't know a mini-conversation would stem from my post. ;) </p>
<p>If I do get rich, I'd like to keep a low-profile. Not only would I like to blend in with the larger population and save some pennies, I'd like to enjoy the simple life. I do believe that the greatest pleasures in life are the most overlooked. Not the bentleys or the yatchs or the vacation spots in Madrid but the get togethers at a friend's house, the weekend getaways in a new city, the leisurely outings for an afternoon of cycling, skiing, wakeboarding...</p>
<p>^^ No doubt, thats how I want to be too. But why ride around in a bus when u can ride in a nice car?</p>
<p>I'm a simple person. I wasn't raised wearing brand name clothes. I never vacationed in exotic locations. Nevertheless, I had a memorable childhood, and for that I knew what was important in life. </p>
<p>It's great to have Bentleys and mansions and vacation spots. It's wonderful to buy something without looking at the price tag. If I ever get rich, I would surely dine the fine life. But, I never want to loose touch with my humble beginnings and, on the practical side, I'd probably be working in the city and you know how expensive parking is not to mention the traffic and the rising gas costs. </p>
<p>Hmmm, 2:24 in the morning, boy, am I an insomniac.</p>
<p>I drive a Porsche Cayman now, and after I make it big, I want a Maybach or Rolls Royce during the week and a Ferrari F430 for the weekends.</p>