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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thats not a problem in Las Vegas. They =
(the rich)
are buying pianos and Pianodisc's like crazy. Rob Goodale and I are =
installing
one to two systems a week. You should see the houses.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Meyer</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cedel@supernet.com href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com">Clyde =
Hollinger</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 13, =
2002 6:03
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Rich people (OT)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Friends,
<P>Please do not interpret my comments here as favoring neglect of =
pianos, by
rich people or anyone else.
<P> I have a book that gives interesting insights into how many =
rich
people think. It's titled <I>The Millionaire Next Door</I>, and =
my copy
was in paperback. Unfortunately it is currently on loan to my =
brother,
so I can't give you more information right now, but you shouldn't have =
trouble
finding it. You may be interested in reading a copy. A =
couple
things stick in my mind, though.
<P>1. Rich people often are very careful in how they spend their =
money.
<BR>2. Some families who appear to have it made are deeply in =
debt to
maintain a lifestyle they can't afford.
<P>To change directions a little, I am appalled when I hear statistics =
that
say the average American household has $7,000 in credit card =
debt. That
means every year they are paying out (at a 14.3% interest rate) over =
$1000 in
after-tax money that does nothing more than increase the credit card =
company's
profits.
<P>Yes, I believe there may be some instances where carrying a balance =
for a
short period of time (several months) may make sense, but one should =
always
have the goal of getting out of debt and staying out, if at all
possible. My opinion, obviously.
<P>Regards, <BR>Clyde Hollinger
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE">I've tuned in many a mansion, some of them =
more like
$2,000,000 <BR>homes, whose owners could justify nothing better than =
a 50
year-old <BR>Cable-Nelson or Wurlitzer spinet, which of course had =
seen a
tuner maybe <BR>once every 10 years, and had never felt the =
touch of a
capstan wrench or <BR>hammer filing paddle. And they're =
reluctant to
spend more than the tuning <BR>fee until they find out if the poor =
child has
the "talent" to get the <BR>horribly regulated, unevenly voiced old =
box to
sound like a piano. They <BR>didn't get rich by wasting their =
money on
piano service, no <BR> --David Nereson, RPT, =
Denver</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>