•Brian: "I don't think I'm very good at making money. I'm not a fool, but I'm not a financial genius".

•Brian, in his book, stated that he believed that the reason the Beatles treated him with respect was, in part, because he had money and because they liked him.

•He (Brian) was educated at a series of high fee paying schools (Porter, A. Before They Were Beatles, p. 64).

•At Brian's funeral the Rabbi read: "Sayest thou that the man diligent in his business shall stand before kings".

•Brian also stated in his book that he did not worry about money the most; It was the failure.

•Brian hated the discipline and army life so much that he didn't even bother to collect his pay (Porter, A. Before They Were Beatles, p. 64).

•While visiting Elvis the Colonel reportedly revealed a table with green felt, gambling chips, and several decks of wrapped playing cards. "Brian perked up and quickly straightened his bow tie. Having a particular penchant for gaming of all sorts, especially of the high-stakes variety...(Lipack, p. 57).

Brian's Parents/Family Business:

•It has been said that Brian was more interested in the artistic side of the business where he worked for his parents.

•Brian's father thought that Brian was neglecting the family business with his involvement with the Beatles. His mother thought that he should "get it out of his system".

•They (Brian's parents) see Brian's money being poured out on new suits and other clothes, transport costs, phone bills and entertainment, while there doesn't seem to be any return on his investment. They made a success out of selling furniture and I don't think they're very happy that their son is in such a high-risk business (Taylor, A. p. 21).

•...but I can understand Harry's point. Four scruffy musicians playing for fifteen pounds a night can't seem much when weighed in the balance against a whole business. But then, Harry hasn't seen the Beatles perform...

Credit/Debit Figures:

•On a trip by train Brian lost £100, a £250 watch, and a £100 lighter playing cards with Neil Aspinall. In the end Neil settled for £100 (McCabe).

•It has been reported that Brian earned £5 million in 1963-64.

•In 1967 The Financial Times estimated Brian's of £7 million ($55 mil in '97).

•Brian paid 1s with Alistair Taylor to get into the Cavern in November of '61 to see the Beatles for the first time.

•Brian's assets upon his death were taxed at a rate of 80% on £800,000 and over.

•Gerry Marsden was present one night when Brian won £11,000 gambling. He was also present when Brian lost £15,000 the very next night.

•Brian's briefcase containing $20,000, contracts for the Beatles tour , pills, and other items was stolen from a hotel room. A ransom note was left for $10,000. The police caught the perpetrator and discovered that almost half of the money was not in the suitcase. The money was the "brown bag" money that Brian would receive under the table at performances.

•There was a £3,000 bill when Brian forgot to return a rented car. The car was found months later at the side of a road.

•When 'Magical Mystery Tour' was completed the three major networks in the U.S. were not interested in showing it. There was uncertainty as to what to do with it. Nat Weiss stated, "I'm sure Brian would have been capable of saying: 'Oh, so we blew twenty thousand quid. So what?'" (McCabe).

Miscellaneous Personal Expenses:

•Brian bought Sam Leach a popup toaster as a wedding present.

•Brian requested his secretary to buy holiday/Christmas gifts, with a £10 limit, for his friends and colleagues. He would purchase his parents' gift himself.

•Brian Epstein gave Julian Lennon a rocking horse for Christmas '64.

•In '67 Brian bought an historic mansion in Heathfield, Sussex for £25,000.

•Brown reports Brian was robbed of his wallet, money and watch by a man in a bathroom. The man then blackmailed Brian but was apprehended as the result of a sting operation with the police (Brown, p. 57).

•At a dinner after John’s wedding the wedding party had to wait twenty minutes for a table at Reece’s café. Brian paid the check which cost him fifteen shillings per person. He also offered John and Cynthia use of his apartment on Faulkner street (Brown, p. 83).

•So that was our wedding day in all its glory and quite honestly it beat all the church weddings I had ever been to as a truly memorable occasion. What's more it cost us fifteen shillings. Brian paid for the lunch (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p. 70).

•Brian hired a man named Lonnie to cook for him and pack his belongings for his many travels in the early years of the Beatles (Brown, p. 111).

•Brian ordered a red Rolls Royce with a vanity case in the armrest in which he could keep a monogrammed brush and mirror. Brian hired a man named Reg to drive for him (Brown, 112).