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

[basquebromance]

Exclusive: The Billionaire Who Wanted To Die Broke . . . Is Now Officially Broke

It took decades, but Chuck Feeney, the former billionaire cofounder of retail giant Duty Free Shoppers has finally given all his money away to charity. He has nothing left now—and he couldn’t be happier.

www.forbes.com

End of an era--Chuck Feeney's Atlantic Philanthropies ends its work. Impossible to overstate the impact Feeney's generosity has had on Ireland

A remarkable article about how Chuck Feeney gave away 8 billion dollars, leaving himself and his wife with a net worth of ~$2 million (i.e., the cost of a nice apartment in San Francisco, where they live)

 

[rightwinger]

Way to do it

 

[Thunk]

He's still alive...his timing was off a bit

 

[JoeMoma]

Good for him. He may be broke compared to being a billionaire, but I bet he at least has a few million in investments that will provide a nice retirement income for the rest of his life.

 

[Likkmee]

What bridge is he living under. I'll send him some shit paper

 

[Unkotare]

He wins.