A long time ago in one of the first properties I rented the washing machine stopped working. My flatmate called the agency and a day later, I think it was a Saturday morning, a rough looking man turned up to repair it. I remember he had a tattered pair of working jeans and a similarly tattered polo shirt on. He pulled the machine out, took it apart diagnosed the issue and popped out to his car get a part. While he was gone my flatmate clued me in to the fact that was the owner of the property, who also owned the agency, and in turn owned a awe-ful lot of property in the local area. The guy had popped out to his brand new land rover to dig out a part from the back. I was completely blown away at how humble and down to earth he was.

Years later I worked with a guy, a multi-millionaire, the guy lives in one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in London. Again dressed in a normal pair of jeans and t-shirt, nothing too noteworthy. I remember him telling me how dry and boring his neighbours are, too concerned with 'things'. When he wants to go for a pint rather than go to his local, he heads to the less well off area a few streets over to the pub there and enjoys the company of normal people.

From these and other experiences I've come to think that the more you look, and act, like you've 'got money' the less you actually have.