Buddies mom passed last year.
She worked for DeKalb co schools and retired in the mid 90’s.
His Dad died around 1980 and she was a single mom. Never remarried. Woman bought a new Crown Vic about every 10 years and that was about it.
Buddy about schit when he went through the finances etc….She had millions (as in more than a couple) dollars packed away.
Steady saving, some good fortune in investments, and living within your means has left a lot of wealth with a lot of the Boomer and Gen x crowd.