Sixteen billionaires push big numbers in age too!

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed)
Oct 20th 2007 at 8:02AM

There are cougars and kittens in the world of dating but in the world of billionaires there is young, old and "wow, people live that long?". Sixteen billionaires have hit the ripe old age of 90 as of this month and they are an elite crowd for sure. But they weren't born with silver spoons in their mouths. Most began in traditional roles of agriculture, banking and oil spending their 20's and 30's toiling and moving up the ladder. Only three of the sixteen were handed their fortunes such as David Rockefeller. Compare that to the young billionaire group who are mostly tech driven like Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page and you will see the distinct difference. The good thing to note is that for all of us working our hearts out at average paid jobs we have another 60 years to get it right and strike it rich!

Tags: billionaires, David-Rockefeller, Google, John-Simplot, Larry-Page, old-money, oldest-billionaires, Sergey-Brin

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joe spreitzer Oct 24th 2007 12:39AM

I need some money. I am a student at W.S.U. and I am having some serious financial problems. My parents both passed away and I'm their only son. I am a staight A student and need some funds to continue my education. I grew up on a farm and have strong work ethics and believe that I could truly contribute a great deal to society once I finish college. please send me an email to express interest in helping me through this very difficult time.
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Dan Isaacs Oct 24th 2007 11:32PM

I was poor. My parents were poor. I went to college every-other semester for 9 years, working the rest of the time (and usually 20-30 hours/wk during classes)in addition to maxing out my student loans.

Quit your crying. Get a job.

Peter Oct 27th 2007 2:05AM

Joe Speitzer, I hope to hell you're not an Economics major. Thats the most pathetic display of poor judgement ive seen in a good long while. Heres a clue:Get a job and learn to fend for yourself. I wouldnt send you a dime.

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