Lifestyles of the Rich and Frugal: 7 Thrifty Millionaires and BillionairesThese folks have money, but they also have restraint.
ByCarly Okyle•
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If you had millions of dollars in the bank, what would you spend it on? Yachts, planes, fancy hotels? Maybe your own island? While you might picture a life of luxuries, it might surprise you to learn that some of the world's richest people live more modestly, preferring to drive old cars rather than the latest, high-end models and wearing common brands instead of custom-made clothing.
Below are seven millionaires and billionaires whose immense wealth doesn't stop them from pinching pennies.
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1. John C. Bogle
Estimated net worth: $80 million
The founder of Vanguard Group is undeniably rich, but you wouldn't know that based on his lifestyle. In a2012 interview with Reuters, Bogle revealed that his frugal habits partly stem from his father's financial difficulties during the Great Depression.
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2. John Caudwell
Estimated net worth: $2.7 billion
Back in 2010,Primer reportedthat Caudwell, an English businessmenworth approximately$2.7 billion, "cycles 14 miles to work every day and cuts his own hair so as not to waste time at the barber, and even buys his clothes off the rack" at a British-based retailer, Mark & Spencer.
It's worth mentioning, however, thata story in theDaily Mailreported that he "has all the trappings and frills," including multiple houses, a yacht and a helicopter, proving that all areas of life are about balance.
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3.沃伦•巴菲特(Warren Buffett)
Estimated net worth: $66.7 billion
In 2015, Buffett was the second-richest man in the United States. Even so, the business magnate lives inthe same modest househe bought in 1956 and avoids popular toys of the rich, like yachts and planes, calling them "a pain in the neck." He's even gone so far as to ask the government toincrease his taxes.
Related:5 Frugal Habits of the World's Richest People
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4. Jim C. Walton
Estimated net worth: $36 billion
The son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, Jim appears to have inherited his father's business acumen and frugality. Walton senior famously chose to drive an old pickup truck that hadcoffee stains on the seat and no air conditioning. The younger Walton also drives anold, modest carand works in an equally inconspicuous office.
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5. Steve Ballmer
Estimated net worth: $22.7 billion
The former Microsoft CEO and current LA Clippers owner is all about being "hardcore" on the court, but in daily life, his lifestyle is less attention-grabbing. Heflew coachat one point (although, admittedly, he laterbought a plane). He also doesn't pay attention to clothes and prefers to drive Fords because his father used to work for the company,according to theWall Street Journal.
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6.查克因ey
Estimated net worth: Once $7.5 billion, now around $2 million thanks to a series of charitable donations
As the co-founder of high-end, traveller-focused retailer Duty Free Shoppers, Chuck Feeney doesn't have to buy clothes from retail stores, fly coach or use public transit, and yet he doesall of these things. The money he saves, plus the majority of his vast fortune, have all gone to charitable donations.
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7. Ingvar Kramprad
Estimated net worth: $40 billion
Krampad, now 90, is the founder of the assembly-required furniture retailer Ikea. Despite being a multi-billionaire, hewears clothes from flea markets, gets cheap haircuts and drives an old car or using mass transit. Perhaps unsurprisingly, his home is decorated with Ikea products -- the same ones that college kids can afford when furnishing their first off-campus apartments.
