re: Do you reflexively think luxury car = rich driver and old car = poor driver?

Millionaire Next Door should be mandatory reading for 20 somethings

First impression used to be yes.

My life's experiences, said book, living in California early in professional life, and what I believe is some people's strong yearning for admiration (often much greater than their wealth-building capabilities ie, may make a lot of $ but spend a lot, if not more, of $), I now say not necessarily.

In southern California, the material exterior is as shallow as water tributaries.