Somebody once gave me this book as a joke, but among the ridiculous stories, of course, there are some truths.
With money in your pocket, you are wise, handsome and you sing well, too.
--Yiddish proverb
No rich man is ugly.
--Zsa Zsa Gabor
I went to the Kenilworth Union Church rummage sale on Saturday in search of evidence to bear out the book title. What better place than a rummage sale in one of the wealthiest communities in the country? Sale shoppers know well-- a rummage sale is an anthropological dig into the economy of the community that hosts it. The north shore suburb of Kenilworth has been ranked among the wealthiest here, and city data shows the median price of a home in Kenilworth is $1,797,133(2008).
So what would you find in this wealthy community's discard pile?
Before we get to the gallery, I want to mention how beautifully green and serene the church and gardens are. One part of the sale took place in the Manse, a grand old house on the grounds. In the library there, a nice woman leaned into me and said, "Are you Frugalista? I saw you taking pictures and thought you might be her." She wasn't disappointed with what she found at the sale, though. She said her husband had made three trips to the car with purchases.
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LOL!! We hit the Lake Forest Church Rummage sale, it was crazy! Police directing traffic, great stuff! But, yes, a different world.