There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion 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.
7) 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.
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.
9) 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.
10) Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
11) His advice to young people: Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself.
Got this from an e-mail.
Tags: Life, Personal, Tips
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Dec 24, 2006 at 09:08:40
Hello:
I suppose most of the advices listed could apply universally.
But for stock investments to work, one has to duplicate the environment like the US or similar countries. Thus, tied to this specific advice is the fortune Mr. Buffett has having been born in the US and thus, availing of the opportunities available to most everybody here.
It will be good to note also that at present about 80 million Americans are invested in the markets, in one way or other.
Dec 24, 2006 at 19:01:27
oo nga ang dami kong natutunan, mukhang nagawa niya ang dapat gawin sa batang edad at ngayon ay nag e enjoy siya sa simple pero quality na buhay.
merry christmas….
Dec 25, 2006 at 10:42:20
Ooohh lala! So rich! Penge money for Christmas! Ahahhahha!
Merry Christmas, Jam! And I should take note of #7 and 11.
Dec 26, 2006 at 01:01:40
nice post…kakainspire naman…
nakakatuwa rin at down-to-earth pa rin sya…