Squirreled away

How not to save millions of dollars. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

Today’s newsletter runs about 800 words, and it ends with a small fortune. But, it's not a "get rich quick" story.

Its protagonist wound up quite wealthy, but I hope you won't be inspired to imitate her—even though a lot of misguided people called her an inspiration.

Her name was Sylvia Bloom, and she worked for 67 years as a secretary at a Wall Street la…