How Bill Gates's Spend The Money in Old Age
Follow @mibimiboAccording to Forbes annual report, in 2013 Bill Gates listed as one of the world's richest man with an estimated fortune of U.S. $ 77 billion.
As expected, the wealth possessed man who was born October 28, 58 years ago, the majority coming from Microsoft, the company he founded with Paul Allen since 1975 ago. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.
In contrast to the known sources of his wealth origins, many of which you certainly do not know where that money is flowing for Bill Gates. Especially after he started to reduce its involvement in the world of technology and prefers to enjoy his old age.
According to the Forbes report, it is currently the most money at the foundation of humanity flowed Gates Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which he founded with his wife.
Gates generous nature was already beyond doubt. Unmitigated, only last until the year 2007, total giving by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to various humanitarian projects has reached USD 28 billion. The amount is estimated to have jumped to double by the end of 2013 yesterday.
Together with other wealthy philanthropists such as Andrew Carnegie, Warren Buffet and John D. Rockefeller, Gates is considered as one of the most widely donate money to humanitarian activities.
Collection of antique books and paintings
In addition to social activities, Gates is also known to have an interest in antique books. One of them as he showed when buying books contain scientific papers Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci at an auction in 1994.
When Gates was required to spend enough to be able to have it, which is USD 30.8 million or around Rp 320 billion.
Gates is also known to be highly appreciate the work of art. One of its most expensive painting titled Lost on the Grand Banks he get a price of USD 36 million in 1998. Besides Lost on the Grand Banks, Gates also collects expensive paintings among Distant Thunder, The Nursery and Room of Flowers.
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As expected, the wealth possessed man who was born October 28, 58 years ago, the majority coming from Microsoft, the company he founded with Paul Allen since 1975 ago. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.
In contrast to the known sources of his wealth origins, many of which you certainly do not know where that money is flowing for Bill Gates. Especially after he started to reduce its involvement in the world of technology and prefers to enjoy his old age.
According to the Forbes report, it is currently the most money at the foundation of humanity flowed Gates Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which he founded with his wife.
Gates generous nature was already beyond doubt. Unmitigated, only last until the year 2007, total giving by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to various humanitarian projects has reached USD 28 billion. The amount is estimated to have jumped to double by the end of 2013 yesterday.
Together with other wealthy philanthropists such as Andrew Carnegie, Warren Buffet and John D. Rockefeller, Gates is considered as one of the most widely donate money to humanitarian activities.
Collection of antique books and paintings
In addition to social activities, Gates is also known to have an interest in antique books. One of them as he showed when buying books contain scientific papers Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci at an auction in 1994.
When Gates was required to spend enough to be able to have it, which is USD 30.8 million or around Rp 320 billion.
Gates is also known to be highly appreciate the work of art. One of its most expensive painting titled Lost on the Grand Banks he get a price of USD 36 million in 1998. Besides Lost on the Grand Banks, Gates also collects expensive paintings among Distant Thunder, The Nursery and Room of Flowers.
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