"... will set aside the point that I see **no special heroism in accumulating money, particularly if, in addition, the person is foolish enough to not even try to derive any tangible benefit from the wealth** (aside from the pleasure of regularly counting the beans). "I have no large desire to sacrifice much of my personal habits, intellectual pleasures, and personal standards in order to become a billionaire like [[Warren Buffett]], and **I certainly do not see the point of becoming one if I were to adopt [[Spartan]] (even miserly) habits and live in my starter house**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[frugality]], [[memory dividend]], [[personal interest rate]], [[greed]], **Source** -- [[202410121132 - B - Fooled by Randomness]]