Frugality Comes First For These 9 Billionaires


2. Azim Premji
Net worth- $16.4 Billion

This list would have been incomplete without our very own humble and hardworking billionaire, Azim Premji. Just like Buffett, Premji has a heart of gold and believes in giving to the society that his given him so much.

Azim Premji is a very frugal person. He strictly monitors the number of toilet-paper that is being used in the Wipro office and he guilds all his employees to switch off the lights before leaving the office.

 He had driven a Ford Escort for over 8 years before going for a bit of change by getting a Toyota Corolla. He also prefers walking from home to his nearby office. He has some habits which are very ‘common man’ like travelling economy class, staying in budget hotels and wearing non-branded suits. There were even paper plates at his son Rishad's wedding lunch.

3. Amancio Ortega
Net worth- $64 Billion

Who will believe, the founder of Zara, with a net worth of $64 billion lives in a discreet apartment building in Spain. According to Forbes, he is the third richest person in the world.

Ortega wears a simple white shirt, blue blazer and gray pants everyday to his work, drives in an Audi A8 to his work and has lunch with his employees in Zara Cafeteria.

78-years-old Ortega desires for a low profile, it was noticed that no photograph of Ortega was published until 1999.

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