From: System Prompt 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Get Rich with a millionaire's mind
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 02:40:33 GMT

I think that I am begining to understand the British.......


LONDON (Reuters) - An elderly British man who lived in a run-down
house, bought second-hand clothes and watched television at his
neighbor's to save on electricity left a million pounds to a dog
charity, newspapers reported on Friday. 

Joseph Leek, who died at 90, left 1.1 million pounds to the Guide Dogs
for the Blind Association, but nothing to his two daughters who had no
idea of their late father's wealth. 

"We couldn't believe he had such a fortune. He wouldn't do any repairs
on the house and he wouldn't spend on anything that he considered
unnecessary," daughter Patricia Pilgrim told The Times. 

Pilgrim, who looked after Leek for his final 10 years, said her father
would visit his neighbor's terraced house because he "would much
prefer to use her electricity than his own." 

Pilgrim said she and her sister Josephine were disappointed to have
missed out on their father's legacy, but respected his decision to
give the money to charity. 

"What he has given them is marvelous and I'm very proud of him." 

Leek secretly amassed his fortune in the stock market. 


Like they say, it's not what you've got, it's what you do with it.

Stephen.