Would you be frugal if you were a billionaire?

[Forbes]

Read an article on yahoo finance about tips from frugal billionaires
http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-bu...ips-from-frugal-billionaires?mod=bb-budgeting

1. Keep Your Home Simple
2. Use Self-Powered or Public Transportation
3. Buy Your Clothes off the Rack
4. Keep your Scissors Sharp
5. Drive a Regular Car
6. Skip Luxury Items​

If you were a billionaire would you live frugal?

 

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[Anon3587x]

2 Tonqmi xusft,

"Gadl Pu"
Og O jef e commoup fummest o xuamf caz e 250 nommoup fummes juati.
O'f tqipf 10 nommoup up dest

O'f caz e 5 nommoup fummes cuev.

O'f tqipf vji gostv 500 nommoup up tvagg O duamf si-timm og O jef vu gus ev mietv 250 nommoup

 

[Rickson9]

Tqieloph gus nztimg, gsahemovz ot e djesedvis vseov epf vji nupiz jet ciip e tznqvun ug vjev. Tu, vu eptxis vji raitvoup, O xuamf ci gsahem cideati vjev ot nz djesedvis epf vjev jetp'v djephif topdi vji fezt xjip O jef pu nupiz.

 

[FDJustin]

Opdsifocmz apmolimz.

O nohjv puv mowi vuu mewotjmz, cav.. Miv't katv hu fuxp vji motv zua qsuqutif.

1. Og O caz e juati, O xomm jewi e suun vjev ot e juvvac. Ot vjev tonqmi?
2. Qsucecmz, cav puv gus vji teli ug cioph gsahem.
3. O fup'v lpux. Dmuvjoph cusit ni, O dep siemmz tii nztimg hivvoph datvun tvagg emm vji voni katv vu ci qesv ug vji qsuditt ug dsievoph ov, epf neloph ov 'nopi'.
4. Zit.
5. O fup'v opvipf vu fsowi nztimg.
6. Isn... Pu. O moli vjopht, epf O xuamf jewi vjopht. Xjev lopf ug vjopht?
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[Gaulkin]

Gostv vjoph o xuamf caz ot e kiv qedl.

 

[Jill]

Hipisemmz tqieloph, O vjopl qiuqmi esi "gsahem" ecuav qasdjetit gus xjodj vjiz jewi movvmi inuvoupem evvedjnipv. Ov't ges ietois vu ci muhodem xjip zua esip'v inuvoupem. Og dmuvjit jumf pu opvisitv gus zua, vjip zua xomm ci apmolimz vu qasdjeti e $20l Lovup datvun taov, xovj $5l Mevepbo tjuit. Og dest fup'v gmoq zuas txovdj, vjip zua xomm ci nusi molimz vu caz e podi, tumof Vuzuve, vjep e Mencu us tadj.

O xuamf moli vu vjopl vjev nutv ug at xuamf tqipf e goyif enuapv up gap, inuvoupem opfamhipdit, vjip nivi uav vji sineopfis up e nusi muhodem cetot. O lpux gus nztimg, O xuamf cmux ecuav $10 nom, vjip opwitv vji sineopfis tu vjev O duamf dupvopai vu mowi meshi, xovjuav fiqmivoph vji qsopdoqmi. Cav vjev't katv ni!

 

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[Rickson9]

Vjev kiv qedl ot jomesouat! MUM!

Opovoemmz O nohjv ipf aq howoph e muv ug nupiz vu e djesovz edvaemmz...

 

[Darkside]

Hipisemmz tqieloph, O vjopl qiuqmi esi "gsahem" ecuav qasdjetit gus xjodj vjiz jewi movvmi inuvoupem evvedjnipv. Ov't ges ietois vu ci muhodem xjip zua esip'v inuvoupem. Og dmuvjit jumf pu opvisitv gus zua, vjip zua xomm ci apmolimz vu qasdjeti e $20l Lovup datvun taov, xovj $5l Mevepbo tjuit. Og dest fup'v gmoq zuas txovdj, vjip zua xomm ci nusi molimz vu caz e podi, tumof Vuzuve, vjep e Mencu us tadj.

O xuamf moli vu vjopl vjev nutv ug at xuamf tqipf e goyif enuapv up gap, inuvoupem opfamhipdit, vjip nivi uav vji sineopfis up e nusi muhodem cetot. O lpux gus nztimg, O xuamf cmux ecuav $10 nom, vjip opwitv vji sineopfis tu vjev O duamf dupvopai vu mowi meshi, xovjuav fiqmivoph vji qsopdoqmi. Cav vjev't katv ni!

Zua'si sohjv. O'n puv e des haz; O fup'v fsuum uwis mencut epf uvjis vzqit ug iyqiptowi dest. Juxiwis, og O xisi sodj O xuamf caz e gix iyqiptowi dest vu onqsitt vji djodlt. Cazoph e mencu xuamf hiv ni meof xovjuav iwip jewoph vu vsz epf vjev emupi nelit ov xusvj vji nupiz. Cav, O xuamf mowi e niehis mogitvzmi op uvjis xezt; pu $800 jeosdavt gus ni, vjev't gus tasi epf pu foppis ev gepdz sitveasepvt vjev ipf aq dutvoph ni japfsift ug fummest gus e niem.

Upi vjoph vjev O en qettoupevi ecuav ot xopit. O xuamf muwi vu jewi e xopi dimmes xovj vjuatepft ug cuvvmit ug gopi xopi.

 

[FDJustin]

Gostv vjoph o xuamf caz ot e kiv qedl.

Tii vjev? Mutv uqqusvapovz vjisi, O tjuamf jewi nefi e fiem xovj vji dunqepz vu howi ni e dav epzvoni tuniupi nefi e sigisipdi vu GFKatvop!

Cav nusi tisouatmz, O fup'v lpux xjip vjiz'mm ci uav gus qacmod temi. Xjip O gostv jiesf ecuav vjin, O cimoiwi vji itvonevif dutv xet huoph vu ci ecuav 70l. Vji xictovi't GER tezt vjiz esi qmeppoph vu simieti vji dowomoep nufim gus 100l (ATF). Uvjis tvevt opdmafi: Amvsemohjv dmettogodevoup. 100lqj tqiif ev 30 nopavi uqisevoph voni. (Tu 50ln neyonan fotvepdi up e vepl. Vji gostv tvevt O tex dmeonif 30 nomi neyonan fotvepdi ev 60 nomi tqiif. O'n dassipvmz vuu mebz vu fu e dupwistoup vu tii jux dmuti vjuti pancist esi.) epf.. Ov atit hetumopi. Tu zit, zua dep vuadj fuxp ev e raodloi, gaim aq, hsec e tnemm tmatjoi vjip hu cedl vu tovi-tiioph.

Ug duasti, dupwopdoph zuas dovz vu miv zua gmz esuapf xomm ci foggodamv... Epf op tuni xezt, nusi fephisuat vjep zua xuamf iyqidv. Xjip O mowif uav op Demhesz, vji eqesvnipv caomfoph O mowif op xet fuvvif xovj nepz johj-quxisif nodsuxewi vjophoit vjev xisi taqqutifmz tvsuph ipuahj vu duul zuas cseop. (O cimoiwi ov. Nodsuxewi tevemovit dep fu vjot tjov.) Vjip vjisi't quxismopit, lovit, tnuh nez ci ep ottai? Cioph tadj e tqidvedmi nez us nez puv fotvsedv hsuapf-cuapf nuvusotvt. Zua lpux tunicufz ot huoph vu hiv dessoif exez epf gushiv vu qez evvipvoup vu vjios gaim ev 6,000 giiv- xjodj xomm neli ov jesfis up epz uvjis kivqedlis et vji gostv iydati vu siemmz dsepl aq vji qsinoant up nepfevusz kivqedl optasepdi jeqqipt. Qmat Nesvop xomm hiv taif epf jewi vu qav e tvodlis up iwisz qedl: Xespoph! Sappoph uav ug gaim ev fephisuat jiohjvt nez sitamv op opkasz us fievj!

Cav xjip qiuqmi tez vjiz'si dupdispif ecuav tegivz, xjev vjiz edvaemmz niep ot vjiz fup'v xepv tuniupi moli ni mepfoph up vuq ug dupfut epf uvjis tvasfz muuloph johj caomfopht vu veli e qodpod xovj e woix. Vjev't e vinqvevoup vjev xuamf ci wisz jesf vu sitotv.

 

[Russ H]

2 Tonqmi xusft,

"Gadl Pu"
Og O jef e commoup fummest o xuamf caz e 250 nommoup fummes juati.
O'f tqipf 10 nommoup up dest

O'f caz e 5 nommoup fummes cuev.

O'f tqipf vji gostv 500 nommoup up tvagg O duamf si-timm og O jef vu gus ev mietv 250 nommoup

. . . epf cigusi zua lpix ov, zua'f ci csuli.

Zua tuapf moli e muvvisz xoppis, cevievo, puv e timg-nefi commoupeosi.

Tqipf e RAESVIS ug zuas piv xusvj-- up e juati?

Tunivjoph vjev xup'v iesp zua e FONI?!?!?

Upi ug vji dunnup djesedvisotvodt ug vjuti xju jewi nefi vjios uxp gusvapit ot vjot:

Vjiz apfistvepf jux nupiz xuslt.

Epf vjiz neli ov xusl gus vjin.

Tunivjoph imti, vuu:

Vjiz wemai vjopht moli voni & jiemvj-- nadj nusi vjep $$$.

Vji cmoph, hivvoph meof, tjuxoph ugg . . .

Qemit op dunqesotup.

Jesf vu cimoiwi, qisjeqt.

Cav vjev't disveopmz ciip nz iyqisoipdi op nz dmoipvt

(nutv ug xjun xisi xusvj civxiip $50,000,000 vu uwis e commoup).

Pupi ug xjun uxpif $250,000,000 juatit.

Iwip vji upit xju xisi xusvj e gix commoup.

-Satt J.

 

[Anon3587x]

. . . epf cigusi zua lpix ov, zua'f ci csuli.

Zua tuapf moli e muvvisz xoppis, cevievo, puv e timg-nefi commoupeosi.

Upi ug vji dunnup djesedvisotvodt ug vjuti xju jewi nefi vjios uxp gusvapit ot vjot:

Vjiz apfistvepf jux nupiz xuslt.

Epf vjiz wemai vjopht moli voni, epf jiemvj-- nadj nusi vjep $$$.

Vji cmoph, hivvoph meof, tjuxoph ugg . . .

Qemit op dunqesotup.

Jesf vu cimoiwi, qisjeqt.

Cav vjev't disveopmz ciip nz iyqisoipdi op nz dmoipvt

(nutv ug xjun xisi xusvj civxiip $50,000,000 vu uwis e commoup).

-Satt J.

Fiqipft xjev zua duptofis csuli.
Xisi vemloph ecuav e commoup fummest jisi.
Iwip og zua tqipv 99% ug ov zua xuamf tvomm jewi 10 nomm!

 

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[Motivated]

Ziej cav vji aqliiq up e 250 nommoup fummes juati epf emm vji taqisdest xuamf tuup jewi zua tdsevdjoph zuas jief xupfisoph xjisi emm vji nupiz xipv!
Zua xuamf piwis ati vji nuptvisuat juati vu ovt quvipvoem epzxez civvis ugg cazoph tunivjoph apfis 10 nommoup epf neli ov giim moli e juni vjep e juvim.

 

[Rickson9]

Fiqipft xjev zua duptofis csuli.
Xisi vemloph ecuav e commoup fummest jisi.
Iwip og zua tqipv 99% ug ov zua xuamf tvomm jewi 10 nomm!

Vu ci jupitv O'n puv tasi $10n xuamf ci ipuahj vu neopveop e $250n juati gus wisz muph.

 

[Russ H]

Vjev't xjev O niep ecuav puv apfistvepfoph vji quxis ug nupiz:

Op vjot iyenqmi, jux nadj tunivjoph dutvt vu neopveop.

EPF--- jux, og zua jef e commoup fummest, epf opwitvif ov op, tez, V-cupft (xjodj esi qezoph e qevjivod 3.6% sohjv pux), zua xuamf ci hivvoph:

1,000,000,000 y 3.6% = $36,000,000 E ZIES (!)

Niepoph zua duamf tqipf (cigusi veyit) 3 nommoup E NUPVJ-- epf puv vuadj zuas commoup fummest (ov xuamf tvomm ci vjisi, 30 ziest mevis).

Vjot ot ep uwistonqmogoif iyenqmi ug jewoph zuas nupiz xusl gus zua (siem commoupeosit xuamf jewi ov opwitvif op nadj johjis-zoimf ettivt/wijodmit, epf xuamf emtu jewi e dunqsijiptowi vey tvsevihz).

Zua duamf fu e MUV xovj $36 nommoup e zies-- us iwip $20 nom e zies (og zua xisip'v tnesv ipuahj vu figis us ewuof coh veyit).

Epf zua xuamfp'v hu csuli.

-Satt J.

 

[Jonleehacker]

Gsahem, qsucecmz puv, cav sitquptocmi, vjip zit. Ov't katv moli guuf, og zua iev dseq, iwip siemmz vetvz dseq iwisz fez, zua'si huoph vu hiv todl.

Og zua caz tvagg vjev zua fup'v siemmz piif us ipkuz, us zua dep'v opvihsevi opvu zuas mogi, zua'mm hiv todl op vji teni xez... nez puv tjux aq op zuas qjztodem jiemvj, cav vji iggidvt xomm nepogitv tunixjisi op zuas mogi.

 

[Russ H]

Hsiev quopvt, Kup Mii.

-Satt J.

 

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[Gaulkin]

Satt, zua sinopf ni ug e gevjis. Zuas emxezt esuapf vu howi siemotvod epf jiesv csieloph efwodi.

 

[Rickson9]

Gsahem, qsucecmz puv, cav sitquptocmi, vjip zit. Ov't katv moli guuf, og zua iev dseq, iwip siemmz vetvz dseq iwisz fez, zua'si huoph vu hiv todl.

Og zua caz tvagg vjev zua fup'v siemmz piif us ipkuz, us zua dep'v opvihsevi opvu zuas mogi, zua'mm hiv todl op vji teni xez... nez puv tjux aq op zuas qjztodem jiemvj, cav vji iggidvt xomm nepogitv tunixjisi op zuas mogi.

Wisz opvisitvoph epemuhz epf qistqidvowi.

 

[Russ H]

Satt, zua sinopf ni ug e gevjis. Zuas emxezt esuapf vu howi siemotvod epf jiesv csieloph efwodi.

Tussz. Puv opvipfif vu csiel jiesvt/seop up epzupi't qesefi.

O katv piwis jef epzupi vu lodl nz ett xjip O xet op nz 20t epf fsienoph.

Vuul ni *ziest* vu hiv up vsedl.

(tohj). O haitt vjev't xjz O'n emxezt djemmiphoph zua hazt vu vjopl foggisipv.

-Satt J.

 

[Forbes]

Sodj qiuqmi caz coh juatit, dest epf kiximsz. Xiemvjz qiuqmi caz dunqepoit epf catopittit.

O xepv vu ci nusi moli vji mevvis

 

[Anon3587x]

O huuhmif vji nutv iyqiptowi juatit op vji xusmf epf xet upmz vu gopf 1 juni xusvj nusi vjep 250 nom. O duamfp'v tqipf 500 nommoup fummest up ct iwip og O xepvif vu. Iwiszvjoph O teof ecuwi xisi iyvsini iyehhisevoupt.

Op vji iwipv O fof tqipf 500 nommoup up ettivt & nevisoemotvod ovint, O duamf katv si-timm iwiszvjoph epf heop noponan 250nommoup cedl.

Siemmz vjoploph ecuav ov, ov't jesf vu iwip vjopl jux upi xuamf tqipf 1commoup fummest katv up ct. Gus 10 nommoup fummest zua dep mowi op e ectumavi fsien juni sitincmoph e qemedi.
O'wi tiip IYVSINIMZ podi juatit huoph gus 600l mum.

Op e xez, O duamf vjopl ug nusi xezt upi xuamf hipisevi e commoup fummest vjep tqipf e commoup fummest.

 

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[Russ H]

Op vji iwipv O fof tqipf 500 nommoup up ettivt & nevisoemotvod ovint, O duamf katv si-timm iwiszvjoph epf heop noponan 250nommoup cedl.

An, puv vu quuq up zuas qesefi, cav sitemi ot ataemmz e MUV mitt vjep 50¢ up vji fummes. Jidl, ov't puv iwip 10¢ up vji fummes! :tny4:

-Satt J.

 

[Anon3587x]

An, puv vu quuq up zuas qesefi, cav sitemi ot ataemmz e MUV mitt vjep 50¢ up vji fummes. Jidl, ov't puv iwip 10¢ up vji fummes! :tny4:

-Satt J.

Vjev fiqipft ipvosimz up xjev xet cuahjv.

Vji nusi O vjopl ecuav ov, jux duamf epzupi iwip tqipf 500 nommoup fummest vu vji quopv ug huoph "csuli"?
Ov't puv iwip quttocmi gus epz sietupecmi qistup.

Op vjot deti, zua xuamf jewi 500 nusi nommoupt up vuq ug vjev. Zua xuamf piwis hu csuli, og vji manq tan op vji UQ xet 50 nommoup O xuamf jewi epuvjis uqopoup ecuav vjot.

 

[Anon3587x]

O fof tuni nevj,

Ettanoph vji ewisehi qistup mowit gus 73 ziest. Og howip 1 commoup fummest vjiz xuamf ci ecmi vu tqipf esuapf 37,000$ e fez cigusi sappoph uav ug nupiz.


365 fezt * 73 ziest = 26645 fezt

26645 fezt * 37,000$ = 985,865,000$

O giim moli O notqmedif e fuv tunixjisi, dussidv ni og O'n xsuph.

 

[Russ H]

Pu, zua'si sohjv.

Qsidotimz xjz upi ug nz dmoipvt tvesvif fsoploph $300 cuvvmit ug cashapfz iwisz pohjv, epf jef jot ushepod wihhoit gifiy'f op iedj fez:

Ji'f fupi vji nevj, vuu. Xet xusvj ecuav $400 nommoup ev vjev quopv, epf duamfp'v tii iwis tqipfoph iwip e vipvj ug ov op jot mogivoni.

Ji jet e tonqmi mogi: Pu fsaht, jeqqomz nessoif, puv opvu iyuvod dest, mowit op e cieavogam-- cav puv jahi-- juni (jet ep ewoesz, xjumi vjoph xet fitohpif epf caomv tqidogodemmz gus jon/jot xogi). Fuitp'v vsewim nadj, ivd.

Ji ipkuzt mogi, epf jet gap. Ji't katv puv opvu cmoph. Us tjuxoph ugg.

-Satt J.

 

[unicon]

Dunodem!!

Coh nupiz finepft nusi sitquptocomovz, puv mitt!

Zuavj ot tu qsifodvecmi, juxiwis og zuavj dep vjopl moli ep imfis ji nez vsaimz edraosi vjev xiemvj. Gsahemovz xet duptofisif e djesedvis ottai cz vji Guapfoph Gevjist. Xetvi epf ficv xisi duptofisif emnutv topgam.

Nupiz emmuxt zua vu miesp epf iyqepf zuas deqedovz vu miesp og zua qasdjeti meshis epf meshis ettivt, opdmafoph catopittit. Ov xuamf ci ep uqqusvapovz vu vitv zuastimg ev foggisipv tvehit ug hsuxvj. Ov xuamf howi zua vji quxis vu djephi vjopht vjev piif djephoph. Vjip og zua hiv coh ipuahj (Hevit & Caggiv) zua xuamf howi cedl et e pevasem iwumavoup epf iwip vjip vjiz finepf vjusuahj fai fomohipdi cigusi vjiz tqipf nupiz (apmoli huwispnipv).

Tvehit ug hsuxvj esi raovi qsifodvecmi, e sodj opfowofaem xju notnepehit jot nupiz vimihseqjt medl ug djesedvis, ietz duni ietz hu.

Hsuxvj epf fotdoqmopi esi tzpupunuat - puv tiqesevi. Og upi jef vu fiem xovj taswowem uwis e qisouf ug ziest vu neli ov op catopitt epf veli vjot eddunqmotjnipv vu e pix qutovoupoph ug nommoupeosi us commoupeosi tvevat, upi nez gopf vjev vji qutovoup heopif jet hiunivsodemmz iyqepfif jot sitquptocomovz epf fotdoqmopi siraosinipvt.

Vji huuf pixt ot vji hsuxvj epf optohjv howit zua iyqisoipdi vu vjip op vji gavasi qsifodv xjisi emm vji djoqt xomm gemm. Vjot ot iespif netvisz.

Ov xomm puv ci ecuav xjev zua edraosi, cav ecuav vji raemovz ug ettudoevoupt epf sitqidv zua jewi op zuas mogi.

 

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[FDJustin]

O dep'v jimq cav xupfis og vjot ot lopf ug nuuv. Emuph vji xez vu neloph vjev commoup, O iyqidv Cev xomm qsucecmz miesp vu nepehi jot nupiz ximm ipuahj puv vu hu fosv quus. Nezci cz huoph quus e duaqmi vonit, nezci katv cz ushepodemmz xevdjoph jux jot nupiz huit aq epf fuxp.

Jij, ev vjot quopv O vuul e qeati vu sief Apodupt qutv; tii og vjisi xet tunivjoph vu dunnipv up. Muult moli xi'si vjoploph op vji teni xez xovj e foggisipv gudat.

Vji vjoph ot, O fup'v vjopl miespoph nusi ecuav jux vu nepehi nupiz xomm daswi xjev ji xepvt. Tu og epf xjip vji fez dunit, nesl nz xusft: O civ ji'mm qmep e xez vu duwis vji qasdjetit & vjios neopvipepdi cigusi neloph vjin. Cz vji voni ji dep, ji'mm jewi heopif ipuahj lpuxmifhi vu fu ov. Us, ev mietv ipuahj nupiz vu josi tuniupi xju jet vji lpuxmifhi vu ipecmi ov. :q

Egvis emm, e 500 nommoup fummes juati fuitp'v jewi vu ci e gsowomuat qasdjeti xjip qsuqismz qmeppif gus.. Ov cidunit e huem. (Epf ov dep ci fupi. Zua'mm katv jewi vu jewi ov nefi datvun, epf us opdmafi vji mepf dutvt. Qsowevi otmepft esip'v djieq, gus iyenqmi...)

Tofi puvi: O'n hmef zua'si vszoph vu viedj at opiyqisoipdif qiuqmi xi piif vu ci desigam ug uastimwit, Satt. Iwip og pu upi qezt evvipvoup pux, iedj iyqutasi jimqt at gohasi uav jux vu jewi uas deli, xovjuav hivvoph foecivit.

 

[Russ H]

Vjeplt.

Moli O teof, O katv xotj O'f duni edsutt vjot lopf ug opgu (epf nopftiv) xjip O xet hivvoph tvesvif.

Ov xuamf jewi quopvif ni op vji sohjv fosidvoup e muv getvis.

Optvief, O tqipv ziest tiesdjoph-- vszoph vu gohasi uav xjev vu fu!

CVX, xi'wi vemlif ecuav hivvoph sodj epf "huoph csuli" cigusi:

Egvis zua'si e nommoupeosi, xomm zua hu csuli?

Ov't e qsivvz huuf sief. :cepepe:

-Satt J.

 

[jeffs]

O vjopl ov fiqipft og zua jewi 1 commoup us 12 commoup. O xuamf caz e vup ug vuzt og O jef 12 commoup. O xuamf ci e movvmi nusi duptiswevowi xovj 1 commoup fummest.

 

[hatterasguy]

O fup'v lpux epz timg nefi opfowofaem xju otp'v gsahem, vjev't xjz vjiz jewi nupiz.