My Top Ten Eccentric People #10

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Just imagine it. You did it! You learned the secret of making money. Not just making money but you are now in the same class as King Midas. You have more money than you could ever dream of spending. Think about yourself with that much wealth at your fingertips. Where would you live? Would you live in a big house? A mansion? What about clothes? Would you wear super fancy clothes or modest clothing? I bet you wouldn't wear dirty, drab ugly, smelly clothing, would you? You'd at least change your clothes every so often, right? Would you spend the money on soap and water to be clean? Well, in a list that I just started about eccentric people I am going to tell you about a lady that was about as stingy as a person can get. Her name was Hetty Green and she made loads of money through investments and financing. She wouldn't let you off the hook if you owed her money as it was believed that she would travel many miles to collect from those who owed her relatively small debts. She lived from 1834-1916 and even though at that time it was mostly men that were the major financial players, she arose to the top and beat them all with her shrew business dealings. She even became known as the "Witch of Wall Street" or" Hetty the Hoarder" One reason she may have been called a witch was because she dressed in the mostly grey and dirty clothes.Her shrewdness made her seem witch like too I suppose. It was said that she lived at the bank in her office because she did not wish to pay for rent or heating costs. In fact, her stinginess was so extreme that she did not wish to waste money soap and water by washing her hands. The same was true of her clothes and she refused to change her undergarments until they were ragged. Can you imagine living like when you could be living like a king? I wish I could ask her one question and it is this: What good is all that money if you don't enjoy some of it? You can't take it with you. Information about Hetty Green was verified on Wikipedia; Look her up if you wish to learn more about this miserly eccentric person. Wikipedia: