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Warren Buffett is the seventh-richest person in the world on Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is worth about $115 billion.
Edited by : Ankita Sengupta
July 16, 2023 / 12:55 IST
Business magnate Warren Buffett and his wife Astrid Buffett.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's wife was overheardÂcomplaining to employees about the price of coffeeÂat Allen & Co's annual event in Idaho, US. At the programme, often referred to as a "summer camp for billionaires,"Â77-year-old Astrid Buffett appeared unhappy about paying $4 (about Rs 300) for coffee,ÂNew York Post reported.
She reportedly said to an employee at the resort that she "could get a pound of coffee" for the same price elsewhere.
Warren Buffett is the seventh-richest person in the world on Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is worth about $115 billion but has also been known to be frugal.
In Bill and Melinda GatesâÂ2017 annual letter addressed to longtime friend Buffett, Bill Gates recalled the 92-year-old billionaire pulling out a handful of coupons to pay for a McDonald's meal.
âRemember the laugh we had when we traveled together to Hong Kong and decided to get lunch at McDonaldâs? You offered to pay, dug into your pocket, and pulled out â¦Âcoupons!â Bill Gates wrote.
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Interestingly, unlike many billionaires, Warren Buffett's home is relatively understated. He lives in one bought in 1958 for about $31,500 in Omaha whose estimated price could be around $260,000 now. This perhaps gives an inkling as to why the $4 coffee was a big deal for Astrid Buffett.
The Buffetts, Warren, and his second wife Astrid, have been married since 2006. Astrid, previously Astrid Menks, used to work as a waitress at the French Cafe in Omaha when she first met the billionaire's first wife before becoming acquainted with Warren Buffett, Business Insider reported.
first published: Jul 16, 2023 12:45 pm
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