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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by nicoburns on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @11:22AM (#30087451)
> The £200 of passive income presumably came from a stock of wealth

Given we're talking about Agatha Christie here, I imagine the £200 of passive income came from book sales.

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by binarybits on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @12:25PM (#30088489)
No, this was before she became a successful author. About half of it was an inheritance on her side. The other half came from his side.
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