When we hear the word "billionaire", immediately introduce a luxury yacht, a villa on the French Riviera, a luxury car, broad-shouldered bodyguards in black suits and schooled servants in white apron. Who among us has not dreamed to live so? For example, to get an inheritance from an unknown American uncle or win a large sum in a lottery. Material wealth and luxurious carefree life are an accomplishment of many people on the ground.
But there are those who earned their billions of dollars of mind, come to realize that happiness is still not about the money. They prefer to live modestly, still go to work and help others. Do not believe me? We offer you the richest people in the world, for whom money and luxury do not mean so much.
Azim Premji
He 72 years old, he is called the king of the Indian Internet industry and the Indian Bill Gates. This is not surprising. After all, he founded Wipro Limited company.
In 2013, he gave half of his fortune, which currently stands at more than $ 19 billion to charity. In particular, more than two billion in the development of education in his native India. Himself a billionaire does not consider it shameful to fly economy class and ride on a Toyota Corolla.
Dustin Moskovitz
In 2012, he received the title of the youngest billionaire in the world. Today, in his 33 years, Dustin is the owner of a fortune of $ 14.3 billion. He is one of the founders of Facebook and Asana. Money did not change his attitude towards life. Moskowitz works hard and lives a normal life with his wife engaged in charity.
Tim Cook
No one knows the size of capital of 56-year-old CEO of Apple, but its work is clearly well paid. Despite this, he lives in an apartment of 220 square meters. m, which was acquired for $ 1.9 million in 2010.
In the book "Inside Apple» he says about wealth: "I'd like to remember where I came from and modesty help me in this. Money is not the motivation for me. " By 2021, Tim plans to donate all of his fortune to charity.
Pierre Omidyar
In 1998, Omidyar developed and launched the Internet project eBay. In this case, the first sold on the site was the subject of a broken laser pointer. The project has brought $ 8.1 billion a businessman. He is now 50 years old and today he leads a modest lifestyle.
"We missed a step" just rich people "and immediately moved to the level of" fabulous riches. " I realized that now I can not just buy an expensive car, and all the expensive cars, to which only he could reach. And when you understand that such purchases are no longer bring satisfaction ", - he says.
Jan Koum
In his '41 this guy is the owner of the state of nearly $ 10 billion. He made a fortune after he developed a messenger WhatsApp bought for $ 19.3 billion Facebook. Programmer of the money has already spent on charity. However, he continues to work and live a normal life, for example, to fly on the plane due to the accumulated flight miles.
Warren Buffett
This 87-year-old gentleman - the second richest man in the United States and owner of a fortune of $ 80.2 billion. He is CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He lives as an ordinary American house in Nebraska, who bought in 1958 for $ 31,500, loves "Coca-Cola", he does not have his yacht and even a mobile phone. However, he believes that luxury and extravagance would not make him happy.
In 2009, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg founded the Buffett Foundation, through which billionaires pledge to give away at least half of his fortune to charity.
Omansio Ortega
Brand Zara has brought to its founder $ 77.3 billion. He is now in '81. He does not like ties and prefer a simple and comfortable style of dress. Lives with his wife in an apartment in A Coruña (Spain) and at lunchtime walks along with other employees in the cafeteria next to the office.
Mark Cuban
As a 12-year-old boy, Mark sold garbage bags to earn a basketball shoe. Currently, he 59 years old and he is the owner of the National Basketball Association team "Dallas Mavericks», Landmark Theatres, HDNet and HDTV cable network, as well as the state of $ 3.3 billion.
Luxury it is not important, it is much more interested in the results of their own basketball team. Cuban lives very modestly and is actively involved in charity work.
Jim Walton
69-year-old Walton owns a fortune of $ 42 billion and the company Walmart, founded by his father. Together with the company he inherited from his father and modesty. He lives in a small town in Arkansas, manages the family finances in a modest office and has a 15-year-old car Dodge Dakota.
"Random billionaires"
These two guys next to Bill Gates is no accident. Although they call themselves "accidental billionaire". Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar of Atlassian founders and the status of each of them is about $ 3.6 billion.
According to them, they have become rich by accident, because originally their plan was just a little to make a living. They live modestly, it is very concerned about the comfort and well-being of employees of the company. And judging by the fact that staff turnover there is almost zero, it is quite possible.
And be sure to ask, of millionaires who intend to leave their children without inheritance.
