Frugality Comes First For These 9 Billionaires
4. Christy Ruth Walton
Net worth- $36.7 Billion
Do you know the richest woman in the world? Christy Ruth Walton is the name of the 10th richest person of the world.
According to Forbes, she holds the crown for the richest women in the world for almost 7 consecutive years now till March 2014.
Despite of her enormous wealth, what is more surprising to know about the benevolent woman is her simplicity towards life. According to Conde Nast, she was rewarded to be the top female philanthropist with vast amount of donations she made, estimated to worth $3.5 million between 2002 and 2006.
After her husband’s death, Christy donated her luxurious house to International Community Foundation Centre. Christy Walton preferred to bring up her children in a very simple way. She made them stay in an 1896 Victorian home in National City, California, outside of San Diego, despite their wealth.
5. Tony Hsieh
Net worth-$840 Million
The American Internet Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist sold the internet advertising network to Microsoft for $265 million in 1999, he could have leaped on to luxury life thereafter, but instead he invested $350 million of his own money to start an online business with a soul ambition of transforming Las Vegas into a tech centre.
“Money just doesn’t matter to him. If he only had a million dollars left, he’d spend $999,999 to make Vegas work. He would be just as happy with a dollar in the bank and being around people he cares about and care about him,” said Erik Moore, an early Zappos investor.
