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Also, Buffett's gift is still inspiring to me 10 years later. The world's richest man never spent his enormous fortune other than living a normal upper middle c

Also, Buffett's gift is still inspiring to me 10 years later. The world's richest man never spent his enormous fortune other than living a normal upper middle class lifestyle. He not only decided to give away all the money, but is doing so without the typical pursuit of marking his name in stone on every building in the world. He didn't even create a charity in his name. Very possible that the Gates foundation will live on for many decades and Buffett won't mind that his name isn't strongly linked to it.

doikor 10y ago
The Gates Foundation will be closed 20 years after the death of Bill and Melinda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation#Lifespan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundat...
novia 10y ago
> He didn't even create a charity in his name. A charity was created in the name of his late wife though, and it is known as the Buffett Foundation for short. They are also doing amazing work: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-30/warren-buffett-s-family-secretly-funded-a-birth-control-revolution https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-30/warren-bu...
DontGiveTwoFlux 10y ago
While in most cases the man is frugal relative to his wealth, he still does own a private jet. Not exactly upper middle class. https://www.google.com/amp/www.cnbc.com/amp/id/49787452 https://www.google.com/amp/www.cnbc.com/amp/id/49787452