Stories about money,

stories about celebrities' treatment of money

1. Make good use of money

Rockefeller, an American oil tycoon, is a man who knows how to use money very well. Once, the company planned to build a warehouse and invited two construction workers. These two workers are brothers. My brother is John and my brother is Harvard. After the warehouse was built, the two brothers went to Rockefeller's office to get their salaries. Rockefeller said to them, "if you earn money, you should save it. If the cash reaches your hands, it will be spent soon. How about changing it into company shares as your investment?" Hearing this, John felt very reasonable and agreed on the spot. But Harvard is unwilling to insist on getting cash. As Rockefeller expected, it didn't take long for Harvard to spend all its money; John, on the other hand, made a lot of money because of the rising price of the company's stock, and he will become a millionaire in a few years.

Enlightenment: Only by using money well can you get rich. If you spend money where it shouldn't be spent, not only can you not accumulate wealth, but you can also be in a hurry once you have an urgent need. Although children are still young, they should also form the habit of cherishing money, and save the extra pocket money in the bank, which can earn a lot of interest!

2. How does Bill Gates, the world's richest man, treat money

In February p>24, Forbes magazine in the United States announced that Bill Gates still ranked first in the world with his net worth of $46.6 billion.

Unexpectedly, however, the world's richest man doesn't have his own private driver. He travels in economy class instead of first class, and he doesn't pay attention to any famous brands. What's even more incredible is that he is still interested in discounted goods and doesn't want to spend a few more dollars on parking ... Is he a "modern Abagong (miser)" for this "small money"?

On the other hand, the facts show that Bill Gates is not the kind of miser-for example, the income of Microsoft employees is quite high; For example, he has donated a lot of money for public welfare and charity again and again, and he also said that he would donate 95% of his property in his lifetime ...

It seems that the world's richest man is very different from the kind of rich man who "spends a lot of money and shows off his wealth". Is he an "alternative" among the rich? What ideas and rules does he hold about money? After reading this article, we should know something or learn something from it.

clothes don't ask for famous brands, but love to buy discounted goods

When Melinda first entered Microsoft, she was told that Bill was a very special person.

It is true that Bill is a different person, as can be seen from his attitude towards money. For him, entrepreneurship is the journey of his life, and wealth is the yardstick for quantifying his value. He once said, "I am not working for money, and money makes me feel very tired."

"I'm just the caretaker of this wealth, and I need to find the most suitable way to use it." This is Bill's truest view of money.

In fact, money will neither change his life nor distract him from his work. He often tells his friends who ask him for scriptures: "When you have 1 million dollars, you will understand that money is just a symbol."

Bill hates people who like to show off with money. He expressed his opinion in the magazine: "If you are used to overindulgence, you will no longer be able to live like an ordinary person, and I hope to live an ordinary life."

Like all entrepreneurs, Bill is also making diversified investments. Besides owning stocks and bonds, he also invests in real estate and other industries. Although Bill is a business genius, he never thinks that his financial management is better, so he hired a "golden housekeeper"-Lawson, who is ten years younger than him. Bill asked him to manage not only his private investment of $5 billion, but also the funds of Bill-Melinda Charity Foundation.

Bill always tells his wife that he works hard not just for money. Treating this huge wealth, he never thought about how to enjoy it. On the contrary, he was very cautious in using the money. He doesn't like to change his true colors because of money and live a life of crowding round. He prefers to associate with people freely and independently. Even when I meet acquaintances, I greet them warmly as before: "Oh, hello, how about going to eat a hot dog?"

In life, Bill never shows off with money. Once, he and a friend went to the Hilton Hotel for a meeting. They were a few minutes late, so there was no parking space for their car. So his friend suggested parking the car in the VIP parking space of the hotel. Bill disagreed, and his friend said, "I can pay the money."

Bill still doesn't agree. The reason is very simple. Guests need to pay $12 more for the parking space. Bill thinks that is an over-value charge. Bill followed his words in life: "Spending money is like cooking, just right." If there is less salt, the food will be tasteless, and if there is more salt, it will be bitter and salty. "

So even if it costs a few dollars, Bill should make the most of them.

After their marriage, Bill and Melinda seldom go to some luxurious restaurants, and sometimes they have to visit some high-end restaurants because of their work needs. In general, they will choose KFC or go to some cafes. Sometimes I will visit some small shops with special features together. In Seattle, there are shops opened by people from France, Russia, Japan and some countries in South America. You can find some special commodities of these countries there.

Once, Bill and Melinda came to a Mexican-run food store, which is recognized as the most affordable store in Seattle. As soon as they entered the store, Bill was attracted by the advertising word "5% discount", which was indeed written on the large box package of raisin cereal not far away. Bill doesn't seem to believe the price tag. Because the price of the same goods in some local shops is twice as high as here. Bill wanted to know its authenticity, so he went forward and studied it carefully. When he confirmed that it was genuine, he paid for it and told Melinda, "It seems that this place is indeed as people say, and I am glad that I was not overpaid today."

For his own clothes, Bill never pays attention to their brands or prices. As long as they are comfortable to wear, he will like them very much. Once Bill was invited to attend a "Summer Party" held by 32 top entrepreneurs in the world. At that time, he wore a suit, which Melinda bought for him to take photos in Phuket, Thailand. It looked good, but the price was less than the money for a singer or movie star to wash clothes once. But Bill doesn't care about these things, and he is very happy to attend the meeting in this suit. His life creed is: "As long as a person makes good use of every penny, he can achieve success in his career and happiness in life."

On weekdays, if there is no particularly important meeting, Bill will choose slacks, open-necked shirts and his favorite sports shoes, but none of them are famous brands.

Bill believes that his success is only related to personal efforts, and has little to do with the amount of money. Indeed, almost all of Bill's money for starting a business was earned by working outside school, and he never reached out to his parents. Almost everyone admires him for this.

At present, employees of Microsoft have the highest income, even in the United States. Bill has never been stingy with giving some bonuses to employees. As early as the beginning of the business, the annual salary of the general manager of the company reached $22,. At that time, Bill only received $13, a year. He believes that his contribution to the company is not the greatest.

There are some unbelievable figures in Microsoft, which produce dozens of millionaires among thousands of employees every year. Bill thinks that the money is just a symbol of their success, but he doesn't think it's meaningful beyond that.

No matter in life or at work, when problems arise, Bill will not first think of using money to solve everything. He doesn't even have his own private driver, and he has never traveled by charter. For him, money has lost its allure to ordinary people, and he always keeps a clear head. He also admitted that his own view and way of doing things may not be an example to many people.

Melinda once complained that Bill said, "Our family is so special that it will always attract criticism from others. They will say that you are a pushy person."

Bill smiled and told Melinda, "This is inevitable. When I was studying, some people said I was a little guy, but I didn't think so. I cherish every penny, I have always been like this. "

Bill's parents are very rich financially. What do they think of their son's wealth? Whenever someone asks Bill this question, Bill always doesn't answer it directly, but says in a joking tone, "I just don't show it to them. I'll hide my money and bury it under the lawn. Now the lawn is bulging. I hope it won't rain."

As everyone knows, it is impossible for Seattle not to rain in summer. Later, Bill seriously talked about his point of view: "The money I earned means nothing to my parents. Really, my money has no influence on my relationship with them at all. If one of us is sick, we can hire the best doctor, and money will be of some use in this regard. But in general, we don't talk about money. "

Indeed, even now, he rarely talks about family money, but he has promised Melinda that he will donate 95% of his property in his lifetime.

As we all know, Bill and his wife love their children very much, but they are definitely a pair of misers when it comes to meeting some requirements of their children. Bill never gives the children a considerable sum of money. When the youngest son Laurie can't spend money yet, but his daughter Jennifer can already buy what she likes with some pocket money, Laurie always complains that his parents don't buy him the toy car he wants most. Bill has his own view. He thinks that no matter how rich you are, you can't be rich in children.

indeed, children who grow up with money, their pampering will eventually make them accomplish nothing. Therefore, Bill and his wife would rather donate the money to those who need it most than give it to their children to squander. Bill even said publicly, "I won't leave all my property to my heirs because it won't do them any good."

bill is very abstemious in personal money spending, but in his career, sometimes he will spare no expense to let his products enter the market.

At first, Microsoft's DOS and Windows software were collocated with personal computers, which could make computer buyers have an idea that these softwares were completely free, and eventually the market share of Windows system software was as high as 9%. When Microsoft introduced DOS, although IBM cooperated with several software companies it chose, the operating systems were all purchased as accessories, and consumers could decide which products to buy.

Especially in the fierce competition, Bill will get the market at all costs. At that time, he didn't care about money. When occupying the DOS market, the price of other software was 5-1 dollars, and Bill would launch his own products at a low price close to free, that is, 1.5 dollars. Because of the popularity of Microsoft's operating system, customers will think that these systems are well integrated and will buy other Microsoft software together.

When the Internet gradually developed, in order to seize the web browser software market with Netscape, Bill decided to give away a lot of software, user manuals and free telephone service to customers. In contrast, Netscape's marketing is very conservative. Although these made Microsoft lose a lot for a while, it gained a large share of the market.

Anyone who has done marketing will understand this. The problem of poor product sales is particularly important for some small companies, and it is also very dangerous for them to sell their products at a very low price. But Bill knows better that once his products become the industry standard, they will have immeasurable value, so he has been warning Melinda not to rack his brains to spend less money on marketing.

The head of Microsoft is in economy class.

What impressed Melinda most is that Microsoft employees are very thrifty. So some people call this Microsoft's "Hunger Philosophy". Bill told his employees: "Every penny we earn is hard-won, it is our hard-earned money, so we should not squander it, but spend it on the cutting edge."

since Microsoft started its business, Bill has attached great importance to thrift. Once, Weilander, who is also the president of Microsoft, decorated his office with great style. Bill was very angry when he saw it, and thought that it was totally unnecessary for Weilander to spend money on it. He told Weilander that Microsoft is still in the start-up period, and if this wasteful style is formed, it will not be conducive to the further development of Microsoft.

even when Microsoft started to become the company with the highest turnover in the industry, Bill's style has not changed. In 1987, when Bill and Wimbledon were dating, they once dated in a hotel, and the assistant booked him a very luxurious room in the hotel. Bill was in a daze as soon as he entered the door. There was a big bedroom, two lounges, a kitchen, and a large living room for receiving guests. Bill was so angry that he couldn't help cursing, "What bastard did this?"

Bill is very busy all year round, and sometimes he goes to four or five countries for more than a dozen meetings a week. Every time he flies, he usually takes economy class. Without special circumstances, he will never take first class.

Once, a computer exhibition was held in Phoenix, USA, and Bill was invited to attend. The organizer booked a first-class ticket for Bill in advance. When Bill knew it, he didn't agree with them, and then he simply changed it to economy class. On another occasion, Bill was going to hold an exhibition in Europe. Once again, he asked the organizer to change the first class ticket to the economy class ticket.

Bill seldom goes home for lunch. Usually he has hamburgers for lunch in the company, which has become his habit. Once, a new secretary came to the office, named Rica. In order to celebrate her birthday, Bill specially took her, Miriana Lubao and several other staff to a fancy hotel. Everyone ordered wine and flavor dishes, but only Bill ordered wine and hamburgers. Melinda later complained, "Why don't you order some food? You'll embarrass Ricardo."

Bill smiled and said, "I just like hamburgers. I didn't think about that."

In dealing with employees, Bill never looks like a rich man. He often tells people that he is not so rich as an outstanding pioneer and leader in the software industry, which makes him more excited. He doesn't like everything tied to money, and regards money as everything. Once, when he was attending a meeting, the host rented him a limousine, but he refused, and then rented a very ordinary car to go to the meeting.

In Microsoft, Bill has become a role model for employees, especially some new employees, and his style has infected many people. So the simplicity of Microsoft employees is also very famous. This is not to say that Bill is stingy, or stingy. He is exercising his willpower, and is also cultivating employees' spirit of hard work and entrepreneurship, which is undoubtedly a very valuable spirit.