Sublime

She would be a treasured, indispensable part of their family.

The number of households worth at least $1 million was thought to be about ten million in 2015. With so many millionaire households, the goal of becoming one of them looks within reach. To see what might be done, imagine you’re an eighteen-year-old blue-collar worker with no savings and no prospects. What if, somehow, you could save $6 a day and

I would have whispered to my mother, “They’re rich!” (I’ve since discovered that money isn’t the only measure of wealth. There’s wealth in memories, too.)

About $68 trillion of wealth is expected to change hands in the next twenty-five years as the baby boomers die, and much of this wealth will be given to a younger generation that is much more interested in impact investing than their parents were.56

Father planned to throw a big party for her ‘coming out’. Then – he hoped – she would catch the eye of some eligible young man, a lord-to-be, perhaps, and swap this prison for another one.

Harry was an expert saver, and he often spent any extra money on his parents, eager to show his gratitude for their unflinching support.