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Monday 12 March 2012

THE LIFE OF ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD-WARREN BUFFET

This is a followup to our initial article on world billionaires as published by Forbes. This is to enlighten our audience about certain philosophies and strategies of the rich and how you can tap from this.

There was a particular interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the one time second richest man who has donated billions of dollar to charity. Here are some very 
interesting aspects of his life: 

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! 
2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. 
3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, 
that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has 
everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence. 
4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
 
5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company. 
6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. 
He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals 
for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. 
He has given his CEO's only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any 
of your share holder's money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1. 
7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time 
after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television. 
8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 
5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with 
Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But   
when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates 
became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
 
9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on  his desk. 

His advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember: 
A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money. 
B. Live your life as simple as you are. 
C. Don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what you feel is good. 
D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel is comfortable. 
E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on what you really need.
F. After all it's your life then why gives chance to others to rule your life."


Signature:D’Prince


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