wealth,wisdom and peace of mind

Nigeria
February 2, 2007 8:29am CST
He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he has started too late! He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. He stilllives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid -town omaha,that he bought after he got married 50years ago. He says that he has every thing he needs in that houseand his house has neither wall nor fence He drives his own car and does not have securities around him He never travel by private jet though he owns the world's largest private jet company His company, Berkshire Hathaway,owns 63 companies. He writes only once in a year to the CEOs giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. 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 the TV Bill Gate met him for the first time 5 years ago .He scheduled his meeting for half an hour but when he met him ,the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gate became a devotee of this man. He does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk THE NAME OF THIS MAN IS WARREN BUFFET THE 2ND RICHEST MAN WHO HAS DONATED $31B TO CHARITY. Can you beat this?
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@jhrcsr (348)
• United States
2 Feb 07
Hmmm, since I live outside of Omaha, I have heard Mr Buffet's story many times. It never fails to inspire me. He is a great man who has made choices that affect millions of people, but he still has time for the everyday and makes time for family and friends. Thanks for this overview. BTW, from what source did you take this bibliographical information? I would like to read it. Thanks.
• Nigeria
2 Feb 07
It was on an hour interview with CNBC some weeks ago.
@jhrcsr (348)
• United States
5 Feb 07
Thank you for the information. Have a great day!!