This time around, my mom sends this "advice" from billionaire Warren Buffet. Remember, when it comes to Aunty Jo, all or part of this email may not even be true. But that's not the point! Don't be stupid, godfunit! Didn't you know Warren Buffet is Korean?
Not really, but you believed it for a second didn't you? (Because it came out of the mouth of a Korean grandma?)
Note the large font and preeeeetty purple. That's so your eyes are drawn to these important words:
Subject: Some great advice...
HUMILITY
There
was a one hour interview on CNBC with 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 of stock 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 midtown 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 shareholder's money. Rule number
2: Do not forget rule number 1.
7.
He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His
pastime after he gets home is to make himself some popcorn 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 to them, but do what makes you
feel good.
D.
Don't go on brand name. Wear those things in which you feel comfortable.
E.
Don't waste your money on unnecessary things. Spend on those who
really are in need.
F.
After all, it's your life. Why give others the chance to rule your
life?'
