Among the top billionaires in the world, there are many stingy and thrifty people. For example, Bill Gates is a typical "stingy rich man". Look at his clothes, like a tallyman in a department store! However, such stingy rich people are not uncommon among China people. However, unlike the stingy poor, the stingy rich are not reluctant to spend money, but because they no longer need to prove their wealth and status by "being rich", "putting on airs" and "showing off their wealth". Therefore, some people still maintain the tradition of hard work and simplicity before starting a business, while others are "more sincere"-I am so "poor". Do you still despise me? But in any case, for the rich, luxury is innocent-hard-earned wealth is to be consumed, but it seems more glorious to be stingy with charity. ...
First place: Li Ka-shing, the richest man in Hong Kong.
When it comes to Li Ka-shing's richest man being stingy, it seems that few people believe him-but just look at his clothes on various occasions, you will understand that Li Ka-shing is not very particular about the brand of clothes and shoes. The leather shoes were broken, and he felt it was a pity to throw them away. It can still be worn after mending, so five of his ten pairs of leather shoes are old. It is common to wear a suit for ten or eight years. Wearing a traditional blue suit for several years, the watch is only worth $26. But he likes reading all kinds of books, mainly books on philosophy, politics, economy, China culture and new technology-there are many books in his office, but he is what Ma Yun called "the other two of the ten liars".
But in terms of spending money, Li Ka-shing has his own ideas: he spends about 20% of his time on charity, and has donated 500 million dollars to build various schools and hospitals in Hongkong, Chinese mainland, the United States and Britain, as well as to carry out medical research activities, and he is going to invest more energy and money in charity in the future.
Second place: Niu Gensheng, founder of Lao Niu Foundation.
Perhaps it is not surprising that Niu Gensheng is stingy, because everyone knows a little about the hardships of starting a business. He is very critical of himself, but generous to his subordinates: his subordinates drive Volvo and BMW, and he only drives small-displacement Audi; Even, everyone in the top management team lives in a bigger house than the cow. On business occasions, Niu Gensheng always wears a 18 dollar tie with green grasslands, yurts and cows. However, this is not the place where he was most detained.
What's even more incredible is that when he was in Mengniu, every time Niu Gensheng went to Beijing for business, he stayed in Mengniu's Beijing office-a small hotel that would never exceed three stars. When the reporter came here to interview him, he saw that the bed and bedside table in his room were a little too old, and the white sheets were a little dazzling. The surrounding walls are mottled and withered, and the carpet at the foot is covered with black stains-people who have participated in the "0 group tour" are generally familiar with such hotels; And the old cow's suitcase is always open, with a few simple changes of clothes in it. Although this is an apartment, there are melon seeds and peanuts on the coffee table in the living room-it has become a public area for entertaining guests, and a group of sofas even collapsed, just like the furniture in the room in the past.
"Some people say that I am a show. I said that it is easy to do a program, but it is difficult to do countless programs and do a lifetime program. " Niu Gensheng said this; "Wealth is scattered, wealth is scattered" is also a sentence he often says.
Third place: Liu Yonghao, New Hope Group.
Although Liu Yonghao appeared on various rich lists, he said, "I never cared much about the wealth of this rich man. In fact, what I use, eat and wear is very simple. If people's assets exceed 10 million, it is more of a sense of social responsibility. "
Liu Yonghao revealed that when he 16 years old, he most wanted to eat sweet potatoes and white rice, and later when he was a teacher, he most wanted to eat Sichuan-style pork. As a result, this habit has not changed until now. Everyone who travels with him knows that he usually orders three dishes: Mapo tofu, Sichuan-style pork and ants on the tree.
Liu Yonghao's hairstyle, which has not changed for more than ten years, once made CCTV hosts laugh for a long time. It was only after I met him that I found that his least favorite industry was hairdressing. Liu Yonghao smiled and said that he never had a perm. He cut the service fee for 5 yuan once.
"We didn't get rich overnight. We know the hardships and difficulties of starting a business. Our enterprise has a solid foundation and is full of vitality, because our goal is to create a century-old hope. Everything is pragmatic, no ostentation and extravagance, no false reputation, no smoking, no drinking, no playing cards, and the daily expenses do not exceed 100 yuan. Just eat and wear casually. " Liu Yonghao not only said this, but also often ate in the canteen with employees and shared a toilet with employees, making employees feel cordial and close; Liu Yonghao doesn't like to attend many parties either. He thinks eating in the canteen or at home is more intimate and warm.
Zhao, director of the president's office of New Hope Group, told the media: 1997 On the National Day, Liu, the president of the group, and several senior executives came to work in Shanghai. Dinner was late, and several people ate beef noodles and a bowl of 3.5 yuan at the food stall on Nanjing Road. Liu Yonghao shouted after eating delicious, delicious-this is really stingy, but it is also commendable.
Fourth place: "Hotel King" and "Asian Sugar King" Guo Henian.
Guo Henian is an outstanding entrepreneur. He has the title of "Sugar King" in Asia and later "Hotel King". But his career didn't stop there. From sugar production, hotels, real estate, shipping, minerals, insurance, media to grain and oil, he has created a huge commercial kingdom and countless miracles.
But he doesn't like public appearances, likes to make public and show off, and never shows off his wealth. Moreover, his life is frugal, his style is approachable, and his authentic gentlemanly demeanor is reflected everywhere, which has won unanimous praise from friends, subordinates and even opponents. He always takes the subway to and from work, and the most extravagant thing for him is to take a taxi to work; The clothes he wears are less than a few hundred yuan. This big boss, known as the father of Shangri-La, was nicknamed the pigeon nest by the guests. The desks and sofas are still in the style of more than ten years ago. He said that cleanliness is good; He never rides in a limousine. He said that the company's BMW and Lincoln are for foreign guests and experts. He never wears designer clothes or watches. He said that a rich man like Li Ka-shing only wears an ordinary electronic watch on his wrist.
Guo Henian does not pursue false reputation, and is very pragmatic. He is concise in speech and practical in doing things. Although he has a deep personal relationship with many important people in Malaysia and New Zealand, he rarely goes into politics and keeps a low-key style except as the Malaysian ambassador to the United States and the chairman of the Malaysian Tourism Board.
Guo Henian was an active advocate of public welfare in his later years. On June 5438+ 10, 2005, Guo Henian donated RMB 50 million to the China Youth Foundation through its Kerry Cereals and Oils (China) Company to implement the Hope Project. Since then, for five consecutive years, scholarships from 600 yuan to 900 yuan have been provided for the children of migrant workers with financial difficulties every academic year to help them complete their studies.
Fifth place: Wang Yongqing of Formosa Plastics Group.
Wang Yongqing, the founder of Formosa Plastics Group, has a personal asset of 50 billion RMB, but his life is quite simple. People in Taiwan Province Province like to drink coffee with cream balls. Every time, Wang Yongqing always scoops some coffee with a small spoon, cleans the container containing creamer balls, and then pours it back into the coffee cup, which is not wasted at all. Therefore, he advocates frugality in his life: a small piece of soap left must be glued to the whole piece to continue to use; Doing fitness towel exercises every day, a towel has been used for 27 years.
Wang Yongqing is also a very low-key person and never gives personal interviews. In his eyes, as long as a person works hard, he doesn't need to tell everyone about his personal experience. In this chaotic era, he sticks to his own behavior and a traditional industry.
Sixth place: "World Ship King" Bao Yugang
He is one of the world's more than a dozen foreign Chinese billionaires with assets exceeding $654.38 billion. Someone once laughed at Bao Yugang, who was not a real king of ships, but a banker-this sentence was half right. Bao Yugang is not the king of ships in the traditional sense, because he abandoned or didn't follow the old practice at all, but used his banker's style and method to manage his fleet-but this incredible practice in the eyes of others has succeeded. Today, who dares to say that he is not the real king of ships?
Perhaps because of his banker background, Bao Yugang paid special attention to controlling costs and expenses. He has always insisted that his captain should not spend a penny for the company. He always said: don't rest with those who are related to the consumer; He also doesn't allow people who manage technology to pay the repair fee directly to the dock, because they have no money consciousness. A senior staff member who has served Bao Yugang for many years recalls: During his service days, all his instructions to himself were conveyed by handwritten notes. The white paper used to write these notes is all inferior papermaking tissue paper; And if he writes a narrow note, he will tear the written words into long notes and send them out. In this case, a piece of white paper the size of a letter paper can also write three or four highest instructions-a piece of paper that only uses one-fifth of the white paper, and the rest should not be wasted. This is the principle that Bao Yugang should save time.
198 1 year, the fleet owned by Bao Yugang exceeds the total tonnage of the fleets of the United States or the Soviet Union. Someone asked him if he had been flying. Did he take a charter flight? Bao Yugang said that he grew up eating pickles and dried radishes in rural Ningbo. How can he take a charter flight? When the hotel attendants get the clothes that Bao Yugang wants to change, they are always surprised-so ordinary cloth clothes, there are no famous brands. Later, at 1984 10, he returned to his hometown of Bao Zhong Village, Shi Zhuang, Ningbo for the first time. A village woman brought him some hot eggs. Bao Yugang took the egg from his hometown, and his heart warmed up with a loud cry. He exaggeratedly said: "The world ship king owns the world. What gift can move him? Yes Hot eggs sent by hometown people! "
The boatmen are diligent and charitable, and have donated money to build Zhaolong Hotel in Beijing, Zhaolong Library of Shanghai Jiaotong University and Bao Yugang Swimming Pool in Hangzhou. He also advocated the establishment of Bao Zhaolong and Bao Yugang China Scholarship Fund to donate money to the victims. Donated 50 million yuan to establish Ningbo University and Bao Yugang Library.
Look at the stories of these stingy rich people. Do you still hate the rich? Think about how people who show off their wealth will feel.
We see that many rich people are actually very stingy and refuse to waste a penny, always bearing in mind the truth that many a mickle makes a mickle. However, we will also see those poor people. In fact, they are very generous. Although I am short of money, I often hit my face and pretend to be fat. They lead a dissolute life and don't think about tomorrow if they have today. Many poor people have lived for most of their lives, but they still have no house and no ridge, but they are extravagant and ostentatious all day, for fear that people will see that he is a real beggar and will not try to open up sources and reduce expenditure. Admittedly, compared with the rich, the poor have a problem of opportunity, but there is also a problem of hard work. As the saying goes: poverty does not take root, and wealth does not pass on! In our world, as long as you are willing to work hard, there will be rich opportunities, but if you are confused, there will be no rich prospects. It can be said that if you want to be rich, you must increase revenue and reduce expenditure, which is beyond doubt and not difficult to understand.