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15 Super Rich Billionaires Who Stay Grounded & Humble

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The following 15 super rich & successful billionaires prove to us all that money doesnt always
change you.

15 Humble & Grounded Billionaires

Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA

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Ingvar
Kamprads Net
worth: $3 billion
The founder of IKEA said he drove 15-year-old Volvo and always flew economy class, according to a
2006 Reuters article.
His frugal ways extend to his home in Switzerland, which is reportedly decorated mostly with inexpensive
IKEA furniture, as well as a few family heirlooms.
According to The Daily Mail, Kamprad and his wife are often seen eating in cheap restaurants and haggling
over prices at the market.
Note: Some Swedes will tell you that Kamprad is not as frugal as he would have you believe.

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple

Tim Cooks Net worth: unknown, but he made $378

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million in 2011
He may not technically be a billionaire, but Apple CEO Tim Cook is compensated handsomely.
Even so, he chooses to live a modest lifestyle. Cook lives in a modest, 2,400-square-foot condo in Palo Alto,
which he bought for $1.9 million in 2010.
Hes quoted as saying in the book Inside Apple: I like to be reminded of where I came from, and putting
myself in modest surroundings helps me do that. Money is not a motivator for me.

Chuck Feeney, co-founder of Duty Free

Shoppers Group

Chuck Feeneys Net worth: currently $2 million (hes

given away billions)
A Depression-era veteran with a strict personal motto: I set out to work hard, not get rich.
The co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers has donated more than $4 billion to disadvantaged children and
public health initiatives, all while going to great lengths to remain an anonymous donor.
He has no ego . . . He always chooses the second-cheapest wine from the wine list, according to his
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biographer, former Irish Times journalist Conor OClery. When we traveled together he was always dressed
like a down-at-heel American tourist.

David Cheriton, Stanford professor

David Cheritons Net worth: $1.3 billion

David Cheriton, the Stanford professor who has an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion from Google shares,
hates the idea of living like a billionaire.
Im actually quite offended by that sort of thing, he told the Edmonton Journal in a 2006 interview. These
people who build houses with 13 bathrooms and so on, theres something wrong with them.
Cheriton called himself spoiled for taking a windsurfing vacation in Hawaii, and in a recent Forbes
profile said that his biggest recent splurge was his 2012 Honda Odyssey.

Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos

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Tony Hsiehs Net worth: $1 billion

After selling a company to Microsoft for $265 million, Tony Hsieh could have lived in the lap of luxury. Instead,
he has invested $350 million of his own money into his online business to transform downtown Las
Vegas into a tech hub.
And by all accounts his lifestyle hasnt changed since his early days in business.
Money is just a way for Tony to get to his endgame, said Erik Moore, an early Zappos investor. Money just
doesnt matter to him. If he only had a million dollars left, hed spend $999,999 to make Vegas work. He
would be just as happy with a dollar in the bank and being around people he cares about and care about
him.

Karl Albrecht, co-founder of Aldi

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Karl Albrechts Net worth: $25.4 billion

Aldi is to Europe what Walmart is to the US. Albrecht founded the company with his late brother Theo, and
together the two made billions building the notoriously no-frills chain.
Raised by a shopkeeper mom and a miner father, they remained true to the vision of frugality that drove both
their stores and their lives. When Theo was kidnapped for 17 days in 1971, his brother negotiated a bargain
ransom of $4 million which he then wrote off as a business expense.

Christy Walton, heir to Walmart fortune

Christy Waltons Net worth: $27.9 billion

Walton is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Walmart founder Sam Walton.
Despite their wealth, Walton wanted a normal upbringing for her son, so she raised him in an 1896 Victorian
home in National City, Calif., outside of San Diego.
After her husband died in a plane crash, Walton donated the home to the International Community
Foundation Center for Cross-Border Philanthropy.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook

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Mark Zuckerbergs Net worth: $9.4 billion

As the mastermind behind Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is a billionaire many times over. But the 28-year-old
leads a surprisingly low-key lifestyle.
He recently upgraded to a $7 million house in Palo Alto, but The Los Angeles Times called the home still
well below his means.
Zuckerberg reportedly drives an Acura because its safe and not ostentatious, and famously wears the
same gray t-shirt and hoodie to work every day.
His wedding to longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan took place in his backyard, and the pair was seen digging in
at a McDonalds on their Italian honeymoon.

David Green, founder and CEO of Hobby

Lobby

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David Greens Net worth: $4.5 billion

While he could easily afford a Gulfstream of his own, Green, founder of arts and crafts retail chain Hobby
Lobby, prefers to fly coach.
Instead of spending his billions on himself and his family, Green has famously become the largest individual
donor to evangelical causes in America. Hes given upwards of $500 million in charitable contributions over
his lifetime, according to Forbes.

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of

Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffetts Net worth: $46 billion

Warren Buffett still lives in the Omaha, Nebraska, home he bought for $31,500 more than 50 years ago.
He doesnt own a yacht because, as he puts it, Most toys are just a pain in the neck. When he married his
second wife, rather than a lavish affair, it was a brief afternoon wedding at his daughters house in Omaha.
He has also given billions of dollars to charitable causes and begged Washington to increase his taxes.

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Alexander Lebedev, Russian

businessman

Alexander Lebedevs Net worth: $1.1 billion

Unlike many Russian oligarchs who flaunt their wealth buying apartments, yachts, and jets, Lebedev is
notoriously frugal.
From a Guardian profile:

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He is staunch in his beliefs; Lebedev was charged with hooliganism after punching a rival on a talk show
last year.

Carlos Slim Hel, chairman and CEO of

Telmex

Carlos Slim Helus Net worth: $69 billion

Carlos Slim may be the wealthiest person on the planet, but that doesnt mean hes an extravagant spender.
The self-made billionaire lives in the same modest six-bedroom house he has owned for the past 30 years,
and still drives himself to work, according to The Week.
As far as we can tell, he does not own a yacht or a private plane.

Amancio Ortega, founder of Zara

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Amancio Ortegas Net worth: $57.5

billion
2012 was a good year for Zara founder Ortega, whose net worth rose by $22.2 billion last year.
Even so, he hasnt let the success go to his head. Ortega and his wife live in a discreet apartment building in
La Corua, Spain, and hes a simple dresser, wearing a uniform of blue blazer, white shirt and gray pants
every day.
He goes to the same coffee shop every day and eats lunch with his employees in the Zara cafeteria. And
Ortega drives an Audi A8, not some fancy supercar.
One major indulgence: Ortega owns The Global Express BD-700, a private jet designed by Bombardier that
carries price tag of $45 million.

Azim Premji, chairman of Wipro Limited

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Azim Premjis Net worth: $12.2 billion

As the owner of the technology-service giant, Wipro, Azim Premji is worth more than $12 billion.
Regardless, he is said to monitor the number of toilet-paper rolls used in Wipro facilities and demands that
employees switch off the lights when leaving their offices.
Premji often takes a three-wheel auto rickshaw from the Bangalore airport when returning from business
trips, and drives a 1996 Ford, according to a 2003 Businessweek profile.
Premji makes Uncle Scrooge look like Santa Claus, said one Bangalore tech executive.

Jim C. Walton, Walmart heir and chair of

Arvest Bank

Jim C. Waltons Net worth: $19.2 billion

Jim C. Walton may belong to one of the wealthiest families in the world, but he has followed in the frugal
footsteps of his father, Walmart founder Sam Walton.
The youngest and most private of the Walton siblings, Jim still resides in Bentonville, Ark., where he runs the
familys personal wealth management company from the upstairs office of a plain old brick building in
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downtown Bentonville.
In 2007, it was reported that Walton drove a 15-year-old Dodge Dakota.

Question for the readers: How would you act if your net worth was in the billions? Would it change who
you are? Would you be able to live a normal life?

Article Originally By: Julie Zeveloff & Gus Lubin | BusinessInsider.com

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