In Silicon Valley, Millionaires Who Don’t Feel Rich
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/techn ... 5rich.html?
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Mr. Steger, 51, a self-described geek, has banked more than $2 million. The $1.3 million house he and his wife own on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean is paid off. The couple’s net worth of roughly $3.5 million places them in the top 2 percent of families in the United States.
Yet each day Mr. Steger continues to toil in what a colleague calls “the Silicon Valley salt mines,” working as a marketing executive for a technology start-up company, still striving for his big strike. Most mornings, he can be found at his desk by 7. He typically works 12 hours a day and logs an extra 10 hours over the weekend.
Making Do, With $10 Million
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/techn ... y-web.html?
Living Modestly Despite a Nice Nest Egg
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/techn ... n-web.html?
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Mr. Wilson, an engineer with a master’s degree from Stanford University, rents rather than owns. And in the land of BMWs and Lamborghinis, he drives a 2002 Nissan Sentra.
Mr. Wilson is that rare Silicon Valley multimillionaire determined to live on a fixed budget rather than pursue a more expensive lifestyle simply because he can afford it.
“I definitely have enough,” Mr. Wilson said. “I’m not stressed out about never earning an income ever again.”
He seems to derive a kind of Zen pleasure through living modestly. He takes books out of his local public library rather than buying them at a store. He rents a one-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto, Calif., although he can afford a larger place.