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I'm guessing a long islander with enough money to travel to Europe wouldn't fall into those categories.
I know people from that area. If they come from old money they tend to live off interest. 1mil give 40k at 4% and if house is paid off. Then than pays for the taxes on home and some other utilities. Then add the pension most people got back then and you're golden.
success is not positively correlated to intelligence. past a certain point it is negatively correlated. see: the richest man in the world right now.
Correct. These people were educated professionals. Specifically, one was an engineer.