I agree, yet have a slightly different angle on this. I doubt she had any great need to enjoy herself more and I don't see her not spending her savings on herse

I agree, yet have a slightly different angle on this. I doubt she had any great need to enjoy herself more and I don't see her not spending her savings on herself as a terrible waste. I do think it was likely a waste though. She was uniquely positioned to steward her own capital having worked and saved her entire life to gain it. By giving it away to charity by bequest she's really just throwing that money to the wind in the hopes that whoever finds it will have the motviation to use it better than she could. If you want to change the world, roll up your sleeves and change it. Throwing money at someone else and dropping the mic is not a great way to go about it. Further reading: https://www.ft.com/content/b66e3314-30fb-11e8-b5bf-23cb17fd1498 https://www.ft.com/content/b66e3314-30fb-11e8-b5bf-23cb17fd1... https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/13/after-librarian-leaves-4-million-to-unh-critics-question-spending.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/13/after-librarian-leaves-4-mil...