A secret millionaire with an MBA and a $1 million home in Brooklyn spends her days collecting cans for $20 at a time

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• The New York Post on Wednesday published a profile of Lisa Fiekowski, a Brooklyn millionaire who collects cans as a hobby.
• Fiekowski owns more than $8 million worth of real estate around New York City and has an MBA from the University of Chicago, the Post said.
• She says it's a good way to keep active, but her neighbors and family aren't pleased about it. 

Lisa Fiekowski is a secret millionaire with an intriguing exercise routine: collecting trash.

The New York Post on Wednesday published a profile of Fiekowski, a 60-something resident of Brooklyn's upscale Prospect Heights neighborhood.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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