7 Spending Tips From Frugal Billionaires

[Jose]

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎31/08/2010‎


Carlos Slim Helu (Carlos Slim), a telecom tycoon and billionaire with
well-known frugal tendencies, has a net worth of $60.6 billion
according to Forbes. Assuming no changes in his net worth, he could
spend $1,150 a minute for the next 100 years before he ran out of
money. To put this in perspective, he could spend in 13 minutes what a
minimum-wage earner brings home after an entire year of the daily
grind.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/08/31/investopedia46691.DTL

[Steve from Colorado]

Post by Jose
San Francisco Chronicle - ‎31/08/2010‎
Carlos Slim Helu (Carlos Slim), a telecom tycoon and billionaire with
well-known frugal tendencies, has a net worth of $60.6 billion
according to Forbes. Assuming no changes in his net worth, he could
spend $1,150 a minute for the next 100 years before he ran out of
money. To put this in perspective, he could spend in 13 minutes what a
minimum-wage earner brings home after an entire year of the daily
grind.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/08/31/investope...

Meanwhile, Mexico's corrupt government depends on remittances sent
back by poverty stricken mestizos cleaning toilets in white countries
to keep the country afloat.