thanks for the links—although I think some of the people in Millionaire Next Door skirt closer to what OP was referring to—people who never spend money, not to retire early or do something interesting with their money, but just to hoard it.
I have known a few people who I considered pathological savers—people who, like the fictional Scrooge, seem to save for the sake of saving, and do not ever enjoy the wealth they have created, nor do they turn it to a useful purpose in the world via large charitable donations. This is very rare in my experience, however. The only people i have known like this are in the generation that grew up during or shortly after the Great Depression.
Obligatory links:
See 80,000 Hours.
See Mr. Money Mustache.
See The Millionaire Next Door.
thanks for the links—although I think some of the people in Millionaire Next Door skirt closer to what OP was referring to—people who never spend money, not to retire early or do something interesting with their money, but just to hoard it.
I have known a few people who I considered pathological savers—people who, like the fictional Scrooge, seem to save for the sake of saving, and do not ever enjoy the wealth they have created, nor do they turn it to a useful purpose in the world via large charitable donations. This is very rare in my experience, however. The only people i have known like this are in the generation that grew up during or shortly after the Great Depression.