Homes of the Billionaires
http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/106725/Homes-of-the-Billion... -Friday, March 13, 2009provided by Forbes.com
This appeared on my opening web page. I put this in "Working in Qatar - Opportunities" cos of the simple message that the top 2 billionaires have a bigger picture in mind and they live a simple life personally and give of themselves to others. No matter what the criticisms are, they are confident of what's important and continue doing what they think is right. They don't sweat the small stuff.
"In today's tough economic climate, Warren Buffett is setting a good example. The world's second richest man lives in the same five-bedroom, gray stucco house he bought in 1958 for $31,500.
That's right. Legendary investor Buffett, 78, still calls his humble digs in Omaha, Neb.'s Happy Hollow suburb home, despite a $37 billion fortune. That famous folksiness is, of course, in keeping with his investment philosophy. "If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years," he once told a reporter, "then don't own it for 10 minutes."
