The Billionaire Who Wanted To Die Broke…Is Now Officially Broke

Annotation by Deane Barker

In 1982, a billionaire set a goal to give all of his (growing) fortune to charity. It took him 38 years, but he completed the goal, closed his trust, and he and his wife now live in a small apartment.

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