because he didn't want to owe anyone anything. Never made a ton of money, but saved everything and invested conservatively and with great self control. Told me as a teen that if I saved up 1,000 he would tell me what to do with it and I would be able to pay for my mission. I was stupid enough that I didn't do it. Anyway, he told a friend of his to invest in something which he himself was invested in. The recession came and the investment fell apart. Both he and his friend lost what they had invested. Through no fault of his at all. A lot of people lost a lot of money. Anyway, he felt bad for what had happened so he ended up giving this friend his house to make up for the investment gone wrong. I was floored. I think any other person would have just moved on, but I think he felt like it was the right thing to do.