I am still yet to ascertain the wisdom in saving mobs of money only to bestow it on others after your death, however I'm sure that if I were a recipient I wouldn't be making too many waves about it. Two women on opposite sides of the globe have performed such an action in the past few months.

The first frugal endowment came from an 96 year old English woman who shocked her family when she bequeathed nearly £11million to her nieces and nephews. She had lived a very simple life and her only luxury possesions were a £2500 jewellery collection and a Picasso etching worth £2000.

Her friends and family were staggered that she had horded that amount of money without spending it on herself or tothers during her lifetime. The reason; she didn't want to be treated differently.

The second bequest came from a 90 year old public school teacher who gave more than $1million dollars to a Milwaukee college and established a $440,000 scholarship fund at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a fund at the West Allis Public Library.

Marian Breskvar had amassed her fortune through frugal investing and had not lived life of luxury either.

It astounds me that some people are like this. While I wouldn't need to have a Porsche in the driveway to feel content with life, I would probably consider it if I had these ladies wealth. While being frugal should be a quality that is taught and respected, hording wealth should not.

These women's money had been tied up for such a long time, both of them were 90+, and could have done more good in the community earlier than saving for the final exit. Each to their own, but that's my view...