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stevesnj · 12-28-2018, 07:39 PM

Thrifty and Scion FR-S seem synonymous to CNN. We know he is smart since he picked Blue not Lava

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/28/us/fr...rnd/index.html

Impureclient · 12-28-2018, 09:42 PM

From the article: "but it's not a Mustang or a Corvette or a Porsche that he easily could have afforded"
Hey now, let's not get silly. A Mustang is billionaire kind of money, not millionaire!

jonboy99 · 12-28-2018, 10:22 PM

Just seen this. Sounds like he had a heart of gold. Wonder if he was on here?

*edit - and that 86 looks pretty damn fine in that pic!

Mr.ac · 12-29-2018, 12:46 AM

Well isn't that nice of him.
Guess just because you got mad cash doesn't mean you have to get mad expensive cars.
Eh perfect example is Warren Buffet. He drives an old man caddy.

Lonewolf · 12-29-2018, 01:41 AM

RIP guy, you seemed to have your priorities straight in life...

JD001 · 12-29-2018, 04:13 AM

Does say he was 'frugal' and displayed through his Scion. Good for him and the charities that will benefit from his endeavours.. I just hope the charities don't just piss it away as is the case with lots of charities in the UK!

Qwimby1 · 12-29-2018, 11:20 AM

Sam Walton said he owned a pickup truck and some stock.

soundman98 · 12-29-2018, 03:17 PM

articles like these always leave me conflicted. i've worked people that have 'fuck-you' money like that, but live like they're on their last dime.

they're terrible people to do anything for, and they usually try to get everything they can for cheap or free, usually to their own detriment.

and while it's good that the money is going to charities, i just don't get the philosophy to leave that much money behind and not enjoy it before you die. as jd001 said-- most charities piss away money pretty easily, so while the money appears to be be going somewhere good, it's not much better then if he had just spent it and enjoyed himself.

nikitopo · 12-29-2018, 04:00 PM

I checked the link and the story. What an amazing guy.

Quentin · 12-30-2018, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

articles like these always leave me conflicted. i've worked people that have 'fuck-you' money like that, but live like they're on their last dime.

they're terrible people to do anything for, and they usually try to get everything they can for cheap or free, usually to their own detriment.

and while it's good that the money is going to charities, i just don't get the philosophy to leave that much money behind and not enjoy it before you die. as jd001 said-- most charities piss away money pretty easily, so while the money appears to be be going somewhere good, it's not much better then if he had just spent it and enjoyed himself.

Most? Citation needed on that one. Yes, there are charities that misuse money but that doesn’t mean most.

Even if 50% of the money makes it to social work (the guy was a social worker), that group has benefited enormously compared to him blowing it on material things. How do you know he didn’t enjoy himself? Lots of people have fulfilling lives without spending a ton of money. He was driving a pretty fun little sports car... it wasn’t like he was rolling in some 30 year old malaise era heap.

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stevesnj · 12-30-2018, 11:01 AM

Everyone is different, I know people in healthcare and education say they can care less about their patients and students and only do the job for the money. Myself, I couldn't not help someone in need. I'm not a materialistic person so I wouldn't spend a lot or frivolously, I know that for a fact.

Sapphireho · 12-30-2018, 11:27 AM

I didn't read the article, but does it say how he had that much money? Because even if he was the highest paid social worker ever, had the best investment guy ever, ate every meal at free soup kitchens and lived under a bridge, the numbers don't add up. A hobby of real estate? A social worker for Apple?

JD001 · 12-30-2018, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I didn't read the article, but does it say how he had that much money? Because even if he was the highest paid social worker ever, had the best investment guy ever, ate every meal at free soup kitchens and lived under a bridge, the numbers don't add up. A hobby of real estate? A social worker for Apple?

You missed out 'inheritance'.. rich uncle/grandmother or some wacky client of his left him the dosh instead of leaving their money to a cat sanctuary...

joro2 · 12-30-2018, 01:33 PM

Good story, thanks for posting it.
Even if I had more $ (which I don’t) and could afford something more expensive, this (86 platform) would still be my first choice.
Part of the appeal for me *is* the (relatively) low cost to purchase and maintain.

12-28-2018, 07:39 PM	#1
stevesnj Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2016 FR-S Oceanic Blue Location: Southern NJ Posts: 2,958 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 1,601 Times in 923 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Millionaire FR-S owner with a heart Thrifty and Scion FR-S seem synonymous to CNN. We know he is smart since he picked Blue not Lava https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/28/us/fr...rnd/index.html Attached Images __________________ My 2016 Build thread TRD Exhaust with custom quad tips, TRD Lowering Springs,TRD Quick shifter,LED;DRL, Projectors, and turn signals. Re-badge, 86 Nanny, WinmaxW2 Pads, K&N Drop In, Antenna delete

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Mr.ac [insert cool phrase here] Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: BRZ Premium Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 2,369 Thanks: 709 Thanked 1,558 Times in 930 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well isn't that nice of him. Guess just because you got mad cash doesn't mean you have to get mad expensive cars. Eh perfect example is Warren Buffet. He drives an old man caddy. __________________ New daily driver - Subaru BRZ Premium Weekend fun/track car - '91 MR2 Turbo Gen3 Old daily driver - '88 MR2 Supercharged

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soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,673 Times in 6,781 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	articles like these always leave me conflicted. i've worked people that have 'fuck-you' money like that, but live like they're on their last dime. they're terrible people to do anything for, and they usually try to get everything they can for cheap or free, usually to their own detriment. and while it's good that the money is going to charities, i just don't get the philosophy to leave that much money behind and not enjoy it before you die. as jd001 said-- most charities piss away money pretty easily, so while the money appears to be be going somewhere good, it's not much better then if he had just spent it and enjoyed himself. __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

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stevesnj Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2016 FR-S Oceanic Blue Location: Southern NJ Posts: 2,958 Thanks: 2,158 Thanked 1,601 Times in 923 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Everyone is different, I know people in healthcare and education say they can care less about their patients and students and only do the job for the money. Myself, I couldn't not help someone in need. I'm not a materialistic person so I wouldn't spend a lot or frivolously, I know that for a fact. __________________ My 2016 Build thread TRD Exhaust with custom quad tips, TRD Lowering Springs,TRD Quick shifter,LED;DRL, Projectors, and turn signals. Re-badge, 86 Nanny, WinmaxW2 Pads, K&N Drop In, Antenna delete

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12-28-2018, 09:42 PM	#2
Impureclient Banned Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: NPR, Florida Posts: 2,404 Thanks: 1,802 Thanked 2,903 Times in 1,282 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	From the article: "but it's not a Mustang or a Corvette or a Porsche that he easily could have afforded" Hey now, let's not get silly. A Mustang is billionaire kind of money, not millionaire!

12-28-2018, 10:22 PM	#3
jonboy99 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Black Panda BRZ Location: Norf London, innit Posts: 154 Thanks: 59 Thanked 36 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just seen this. Sounds like he had a heart of gold. Wonder if he was on here? *edit - and that 86 looks pretty damn fine in that pic!

12-29-2018, 01:41 AM	#5
Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,298 Thanks: 4,897 Thanked 2,128 Times in 1,193 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	RIP guy, you seemed to have your priorities straight in life...

12-29-2018, 04:13 AM	#6
JD001 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: UK Posts: 6,025 Thanks: 7,651 Thanked 6,182 Times in 3,471 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Does say he was 'frugal' and displayed through his Scion. Good for him and the charities that will benefit from his endeavours.. I just hope the charities don't just piss it away as is the case with lots of charities in the UK!

12-29-2018, 11:20 AM	#7
Qwimby1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: 14 FRS Monogram, 05 Mazdasped Miata Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 559 Thanks: 128 Thanked 140 Times in 104 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sam Walton said he owned a pickup truck and some stock.

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nikitopo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '15 BRZ RA Location: Greece Posts: 3,787 Thanks: 2,416 Thanked 1,944 Times in 1,261 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I checked the link and the story. What an amazing guy.

12-30-2018, 11:27 AM	#12
Sapphireho ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: '15 ultramarine Location: Idaho Posts: 13,192 Thanks: 5,451 Thanked 18,239 Times in 8,609 Posts Mentioned: 155 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I didn't read the article, but does it say how he had that much money? Because even if he was the highest paid social worker ever, had the best investment guy ever, ate every meal at free soup kitchens and lived under a bridge, the numbers don't add up. A hobby of real estate? A social worker for Apple?

12-30-2018, 01:33 PM	#14
joro2 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: 2017 BRZ Premium MT (DGM) Location: Hollywood FL Posts: 123 Thanks: 262 Thanked 99 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Good story, thanks for posting it. Even if I had more $ (which I don’t) and could afford something more expensive, this (86 platform) would still be my first choice. Part of the appeal for me is the (relatively) low cost to purchase and maintain.

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