“I still live in the same house I bought in 1958 for $31,500… and I have no plans to move.”
He could buy any mansion in the world. Yet every morning, Warren Buffett wakes up in his long time home in Omaha, Nebraska. He drives himself, grabs breakfast at McDonald’s (choosing his meal based on how the stock market’s doing and drinks Coca-Cola like water.
No yachts. No jets. No obsession with “looking rich.”
His philosophy is simple:
“If you already have everything you need to be happy — why change it?”
To him, luxury isn’t about things. It’s about freedom — the freedom to live life on your own terms.
And he’s applied that same mindset to investing: spend little, reinvest a lot, and most importantly — give back.
Warren Buffett has pledged to donate over 99% of his wealth to charitable causes — proving that even one of the richest people on Earth can live simply, intentionally, and with purpose.
