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TIL even millionaires look for discounts on Teslas. What Tesla did wasn't right but very hard to have a pity-party for Marty Puranik.

by ck2 11y ago

dragontamer 11y ago
> TIL even millionaires look for discounts on Teslas. Read the "Millionaire next door". The vast majority of millionaires in the US are just slightly above-average income folk who live below their income and save appropriately. If anything, the typical millionaire will look for discounts everywhere. On the other hand, the "millionaire next door" doesn't buy Teslas, but instead buys used cars.
- MisterBastahrd 11y ago
  The vast majority of millionaires like that don't blow 100K on a used car.
- ck2 11y ago
  Marty is not a "slightly above-average income folk". Started and ran a large dial-up ISP in the 90s and adapted it into a full blown hosting company when dial-up went away the next decade. He's on a few "lists" of successful people and extremely well off which is why it is strange to see someone like that shopping for what had to be only a moderate discount on a used Tesla. Again, none of this excuses what Tesla did, I just find his shopping habits to be a little strange in his bracket. The unlikely day I have that kind of money, the first thing I do is visit a Tesla location and order a Model X
  - dragontamer 11y ago
    How do you think Marty got his business chops? Successful business people are always working to get a discount, more mileage for your money, etc. etc. Whether they are "working" or "leisure", they invest, haggle, look for discounts, and everything. Living successfully is partially a lifestyle choice. If you live it up and party like you're a millionaire, you end up broke like the tons of Hollywood celebrities or lottery winners who don't know how to manage cash. The vast majority of millionaires are humble people who live below their means for their whole life. In part, because humble people who live below their means tend to be good business owners. Having a solid grasp on the value of money is invaluable. That part of his brain doesn't "turn off" because he's buying a car. If anything, its working harder.
- beachstartup 11y ago
  'millionaires' are all over the map. some are not into cars, some are. it's really annoying when people think 'real millionaires don't buy expensive things' -- yes, they do.

TIL even millionaires look for discounts on Teslas. What Tesla did wasn't right but very hard to have a pity-party for Marty Puranik.

by ck2 11y ago

TIL even millionaires look for discounts on Teslas. What Tesla did wasn't right but very hard to have a pity-party for Marty Puranik.

dragontamer 11y ago

> TIL even millionaires look for discounts on Teslas. Read the "Millionaire next door". The vast majority of millionaires in the US are just slightly above-average income folk who live below their income and save appropriately. If anything, the typical millionaire will look for discounts everywhere. On the other hand, the "millionaire next door" doesn't buy Teslas, but instead buys used cars.

MisterBastahrd 11y ago
The vast majority of millionaires like that don't blow 100K on a used car.
ck2 11y ago
Marty is not a "slightly above-average income folk". Started and ran a large dial-up ISP in the 90s and adapted it into a full blown hosting company when dial-up went away the next decade. He's on a few "lists" of successful people and extremely well off which is why it is strange to see someone like that shopping for what had to be only a moderate discount on a used Tesla. Again, none of this excuses what Tesla did, I just find his shopping habits to be a little strange in his bracket. The unlikely day I have that kind of money, the first thing I do is visit a Tesla location and order a Model X
- dragontamer 11y ago
  How do you think Marty got his business chops? Successful business people are always working to get a discount, more mileage for your money, etc. etc. Whether they are "working" or "leisure", they invest, haggle, look for discounts, and everything. Living successfully is partially a lifestyle choice. If you live it up and party like you're a millionaire, you end up broke like the tons of Hollywood celebrities or lottery winners who don't know how to manage cash. The vast majority of millionaires are humble people who live below their means for their whole life. In part, because humble people who live below their means tend to be good business owners. Having a solid grasp on the value of money is invaluable. That part of his brain doesn't "turn off" because he's buying a car. If anything, its working harder.
beachstartup 11y ago
'millionaires' are all over the map. some are not into cars, some are. it's really annoying when people think 'real millionaires don't buy expensive things' -- yes, they do.