Some rare people just seem to get it. In today's world (well, perhaps yesterday's), where success so often leads to excess, it is nice to see someone who has experienced phenomenal and quick success, but kept his proverbial feet on the ground.
Aaron Patzer, young founder of Mint.com, has sold his company to Intuit, maker of Quicken, for $170 million - and the company is only two years old! Whether or not he as read "The Millionaire Next Door" (as I heartily recommend at SmartGeorge) I can't tell you. But he is certainly behaving as though he has. This is evidenced by his comments to Donna Fenn at Inc. Magazine. When asked, post-sale, if he is going to buy a new car, Mr. Patzer responded, "I still drive a 1996 Ford Contour with 135,000 miles, and a 1994 Jaguar with 80,000 miles. I have two because neither is particularly reliable. I might get the third generation Prius, but certainly not a Lamborghini or Ferrari or anything." Wow. Uncommonly good sense. Of course he does run a financial responsibility-based website, but I'm not sure that guarantees anything these days. Cheers to Aaron.
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