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Frugal Man Leaves Millions to Charity

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Post by Lurker Mon Dec 02, 2013 4:36 pm

SEATTLE – Jack MacDonald made an impression for being frugal.

His sweaters had holes in them.  He clipped coupons.  He was known to walk to the local QFC, and load up on discounted orange juice.

“He liked his free coffee, and liked his privacy,” says Bob Anderson, who runs the Horizon House Senior Living Community on First Hill.  Little did Anderson, or even MacDonald’s friends know he had a secret.

MacDonald was loaded.


http://www.king5.com/news/cities/seattle/Man-leaves-187M-legacy-to-three-Seattle-institutions-233541091.html
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Post by Ben Reilly Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:32 pm

What an awesome act of generosity! As far as people not knowing about his fortune, I bet there are more people like this than most people would think. One, it would be an effective and inexpensive form of security to simply not let people know you had anything worth taking; two, I bet a number of people have seized upon this as a way of living a normal life despite their wealth. I'm sure most people would have treated him a lot differently if they knew about his millions.
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