A story in the New York Times from Sept. 23, 1984, is a vivid illustration of the fact that men and women can “live beneath” themselves. Titled “California Man Learns He May Be an Heir,” it told the tale of a man who, though he couldn’t afford $50 bail after being arrested for panhandling and public drunkenness, was stunned to learn that he might be the heir to millions of dollars. The 40-year-old Victor Fimia, whose trembling hands, missing tooth and stubbly beard made him an unlikely looking heir, said he thought he “might get a check for $20.”