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<\/a>Palo Alto, California \u2013\u00a0$7 million<\/em><\/p>\n The world-famous Internet entrepreneur and computer programmer, Mark Zuckerberg is one of the co-founders and currently chairman and CEO of Facebook. With a personal wealth estimated at $44.6 billion, as of October 2015, Forbes has ranked him as the 7th richest American. Despite this, he purchased his elegant, albeit understated Palo Alto home (which features five bedrooms and five bathrooms) for a measly $7 million. Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan became the proud parents of daughter Max, on 1 December, 2015 after suffering three miscarriages. To mark the happy occasion, the proud parents announced that they would be giving away 99% of their shares in Facebook to humanitarian causes.Roblox HackBigo Live Beans HackYUGIOH DUEL LINKS HACKPokemon Duel HackRoblox HackPixel Gun 3d HackGrowtopia HackClash Royale Hackmy cafe recipes stories hackMobile Legends HackMobile Strike Hack<\/p>\n Switzerland \u2013\u00a0$4.6 million<\/p>\n The 87-year old IKEA founder, is reputed to be very careful with money and to live rather frugally, despite being the magnate of the home-furnishing market. Kampard had lived in an unassuming Swiss single-storey villa for almost 40 years, and has only recently returned to his Swedish homeland. His former home in Switzerland had a surface area of 4,150-square-metres and an unobstructed view of Lake Geneva, in a private and quiet neighborhood. His former villa is now for sale at an asking price of four million Swiss francs ($4.6 million). While he maintains a life far removed from luxury and opulence, Kampard, who is a self-confessed recovering alcoholic, also owns a sizeable country estate in Sweden and a vineyard in Provence.<\/p>\n Omaha, Nebraska \u2013\u00a0$31,500<\/em><\/p>\n Also known as the Wizard of Omaha, Warren Buffet is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is reputed to be the most successful investor in the world and therefore regularly ranks among the world\u2019s wealthiest people. He remains somewhat of an oddball in the sphere of billionaires as he insists on living a relatively modest life and has pledged to donate 99 percent of his fortune to charity. He purchased his central Omaha home \u2013 a corner house with an area of 6,570 square feet \u2013 for $31,500 in 1958 (which is around $250,000 converted to current monetary value). James C. Walton was ranked the tenth richest man in the world in 2012 (with an estimated net worth of $28.1 billion.) He is the helm of the American multinational retail corporation Walmart and son of founder Sam Walton, who set up the company in Arkansas in 1962. With the corporate headquarters lying in Arkansas, James has retained the family home, where he still lives with his wife, Lynne McNabb Walton. The residence still holds the traditional hallmarks of the 60s style, of when it was built and features geometric cut-outs, stacked stone, low-slung furniture and built-ins. The home is eminently comfortable but nothing which your average upper middle class Joe wouldn\u2019t be able to afford. Interestingly it features plenty of space for family gatherings and social entertaining.<\/p>\n Palo Alto, California \u2013\u00a0<\/em>$1.9 million<\/p>\n Taking over the helm of Apple from the legendary CEO Steve Jobs was no mean feat. Although Jobs was a tough act to follow, Tim Cook\u2019s unassuming and practical nature has turned him into one of the world\u2019s top CEOs. Despite being ranked as 27th of Forbes\u2019 most powerful people list for 2015, Cook lives in a modest 2,400 square foot home in Palo Alto, California. Cook purchased the property (which features four bedrooms and a small yard) for $1.9 million in 2010.<\/p>\n Frederik Gerhard Hendrik Meijer was the Chairman of the Meijer hypermarket chain in Michigan, until his death in November 2011, when he was considered to be the 60th richest person in the United States. The family lived in a self-sustaining traditional farmhouse, which still stands today, together with its humble barn, windmill, gardens, and animal pens. The family was raised living off of the fat of the land, and each family member had to do chores to earn their keep. True to his humble nature he preferred to be called Fred and treated as a regular Joe rather than be handled as the Chairman of the Board.<\/p>\n With a net worth of $77.1billion, Mexican telecommunications tycoon, Carlos Slim Helu is the world\u2019s second richest man, after Microsoft founder Bill Gates. He purchased an $80 million historic Fifth Avenue mansion, built in 1901 on what is known as Millionaires\u2019 Row, overlooking Central Park. However, he is not interested in living in the eight-floor luxurious home, which measures 20,000 square feet. Instead he has made a humble six-bedroom house in Mexico City, his home for the past 40 years, where he lived with his late wife and six children.<\/p>\n Redmond, Washington \u2013\u00a0$2.5 million<\/p>\n Former Microsoft CEO (between 2002 and 2014), Steven Anthony Ballmer and current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is estimated to have a personal wealth of US$22.7 billion, placing him in the 21st place on the Forbes 400 listing. Instead of opting for an opulent palatial mansion typical of the stuff that dreams are made of, he lives is a modest house in Redmond, Washington. The 8600 square-foot house was built in 1982 as part of a 4.5-acre property. The building has four bedrooms and four bathrooms, hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, multiple skylights as well as an indoor swimming pool and a five-car garage.<\/p>\n Not a home owner<\/em><\/p>\n The 83-year-old American duty-free shopping magnate has amassed a fortune of $6billion, which he is determined to donate prior to his death, hoping that the last check he will ever write will bounce. Known for his frugality and simple living, Chuck Feeney likes to go by unnoticed, does not own a home and wears a simple Casio watch. Perhaps the simple, wholesome values which he lives by have been inherited from his Catholic Irish migrant parents, who raised him humbly in New Jersey during the Depression. Feeney is deeply committed to using his wealth to help people and has set the standard for philanthropist billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just imagine having one thousand million in your bank account. Really, take a few seconds to imagine what that could be like. What would you spend it on? 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<\/a>Warren Buffet<\/h2>\n
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\nJim C Walton, Alice L Walton, Helen R Walton (Walmart)<\/p>\nBentonville Arkansas<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Tim Cook (Apple)<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Frederik Meijer<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Carlos Slim Helu<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Steven Anthony Ballmer<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Chuck Feeney<\/h2>\n
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