Thursday, January 31, 2008

Warren Buffet --Very Special Interesting Story 1


Please read the below appended mail, some interesting facts about Warren

Buffet who feels buying stocks at age 11 was late for him.

Something to think about....


There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Legendary Investor Warren

Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity Here

are some very interesting aspects of his life:

1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started

too late!

2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering

newspapers.

3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha ,

that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has

everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.

4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security

people around him.

5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest

private jet company.

6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one

letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the

year.

He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his

CEO's only two rules. Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's

money. Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.

7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after

he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.

8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5

years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren

Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates

met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee

of Warren Buffet.

9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his

desk.

His advice to young people : "Stay away from credit cards and invest in

yourself and

Remember:

A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.

B. Live your life as simple as you are.

C. Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good.

D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel

comfortable.

E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who

really in need rather.

F. After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our

life."


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