where does Bill Gates keep and spend his money?

@ronreyes (4724)
Philippines
March 30, 2007 10:29am CST
Just imagine... you receive millions and maybe billions of dollars EVERYDAY for being the discoverer of Microsoft and for being the richest man in the world!? I just can't imagine where or how would I spend that huge amount of money. Does Bill Gates had a charity or something? I sure do hope he does! Receiving that kind of money everyday is a great opportunity to help those unfortunate people all over the world especially in Africa. I just keep wondering how Bill Gates manage to keep that kind of wealth he had right now. Besides that, I'm also curious about these things: 1.) Is Bill Gates a Christian or an anti-Christ? 2.) Do he still believe in God? 3.) Is he planning to rule the world someday? LOL Well, I'd be glad to hear different opinions about this topic from the members of MyLot. and Mr. Bill Gates, I know it's impossible but if ever you're reading this right now, I beg of you to response honestly. Promise, I will mark it as the best response. LOL - Ron Reyes www.ronreyes.co.nr
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• Philippines
30 Mar 07
Well, first of all Windows was not discovered.. it was created. I can't get over the fact that you want to know how will he spend his riches.Maybe it will be best to contemplate how we could get rich like him. lets not waste time thinking how he spend it. spending is easy. earning is the hard part..
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• India
7 Apr 07
bill gates has made himself the backbone of usa economy,he is the richest man in the world than also i have never read or seen him being arrogant,regarding the topic i think,his money is not in any personal bank but he backups the nations economy so he only do investments.he is still a bachelor and i don't know who will be the legal heir after him.god bless him and you too.
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@vesuvius (1677)
• Philippines
7 Apr 07
It's quite hard to imagine really.. Those millions coming in daily... He must be very happy.. Maybe he's keeping it at a super safe bank account. Some of it might be in form of gold bars or something.. [Just a theory... LOL] I believe he's in this advocacy campaign in changing the educational system of the United States of America. Allegedly, the education in USA is falling down and they are now being defeated by some poor European countries like Hungary in the field of Math and Science [as per the Oprah Winfrey show..]. He believes the educational system that the USA is using right now is obsolete and is intended for the students of the 50's. I dont really know if he's got anything going on for the Africans.. I also do hope he'd try to help... His money would surely aid a lot.. I've heard rumors before that he sold his soul to the demon to be as rich but I haven't heard of any confirmation about this.. Maybe these issues came out from individuals envious of his wealth.. PARTLY, Gates is already ruling the world. So many people are hooked on his technologies and many individuals are now dependent to what came out of his mind...
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• Australia
7 Apr 07
He'd keep it all in a bank account for sure, probably a swiss one. Ive heard that he is a very generous man and he puts a lot of his money towards charity. And whys houldnt he? its impossible to spend the amount he has in a lifetime.
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@grobust (114)
• India
7 Apr 07
Yes,of course,he does give some of his money to charity.Don't you know the Bill and Melinda Foundation for charity.The did a very good job too.They went to many places like India where they also visited one house in a slum area.I saw this on the cover page of a newspaper or magazine something like that i don't remember which one.Besides that i don't know how he would or should spend his money.hehehe I dont know if he's christian or not,but i heard him that he does'nt believe in the existence of GodHow do you think he'll ever rule the world with just money.lol He can rule the computer world i guess. lol
@darkzzt (757)
• Canada
6 Apr 07
he probably keeps his money in a bank (a swiss bank maybe). if he had it under a mattress or in a room in his house, it would be huge piles of cash and would take up a lot of space. as for spending it: you could buy fancy cars, million dollar houses, gamble, stock market with all that money it is hard to think about spending that much money though, it seems like you could buy whatever you wanted and never run out of money With all that money he could probably feed a all of Africa . i hope he does put some to charity because it would be a waste not to
@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
11 May 07
He gives a lot of it to charity; his foundation is one of the world's largest, if not THE largest. If he continues giving away money at his current rate, he'll be the most generous philanthropist in the history of the world.
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@akashoza (29)
• India
7 Apr 07
money make it easy to arrange.money arrange money
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@nnsb75 (632)
• United States
10 May 07
yes he has a foundation that help unfortunate children around the world, hes married and has children.he retired from microsoft though he maintain to be the chairman of course so he can help his wife melinda focus on helping other people around the world specially in africa.
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@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
10 May 07
He owns the Microsoft and other businesses, actually im not really a fan of Bill Gates and the likes, their products are still expensive, they are so rich already why not sell it cheap so that they can help more people around the world.
• United States
10 May 07
In 2004 Bill and Melinda Gates were the #1 givers in the world; they donated 3 BILLION dollars. That's right. 3 BILLION, not million. According to business week that is 3 times larger than the TOTAL lifetime contribution of America's richest family, that is the Waltons (Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, etc.). So be careful about what you say. Yes, their software is expensive, but they also have a lot of people to pay and relative to other business software, it isn't actually over priced. It just seems that way because so many people want to buy it. Cf: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_48/b3910401.htm
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• United States
10 May 07
Oh, and I should add that that is ONLY for the year 2004. They have been making donations like that for many many years.
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
5 May 07
I can't imagine having anywhere near as much money as that - you could pretty much afford to do anything you want which must be strange. I've heard that he does support good causes but I don't know how much. It's nice to think that a computer geek can become so rich and successful - maybe there's hope for all of us lol As far as I am aware, Bill Gates is an atheist.
• India
10 May 07
hey nice question but the response you chose as the best is not correct by miles. Bill Gates is a hard working guy. He started his business from his garage as a young boy and after making his millions he deftinetly is donating them back to so many worthy causes. He is NOT powerful and even if he is he DOESNOT weild it. He quitely goes about his job abd life. The people who are in a position to change the world history like Prez Bush seem to be making a mess. Bill is just a regular guy who had the most important thing in the world at the right time thats all :) just my opinion
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@ronreyes (4724)
• Philippines
11 May 07
The reason why I chose it to be the best response is because it has something that I didn't knew before. I don't care if it's positive or not. What's important to me is that I'm aware of something that can be useful in the future. :)
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• Philippines
5 May 07
The media hype thats being created around Bill Gates is so bloated that for anyone not personally related to the guy would never know the truth about him. In as much as i would give a thinking of this guy, i better just see myself & the community where i stand, that way i have a better & useful info. Whatever he is or whatever he does or accomplished is hes alone to stand & for everyone else to evaluate disproportionately. Well at least, perhaps hes contributory in a way to the existence now of mylot.
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• United States
8 May 07
Bill Gates has given money all over the world to help in education, technology, and in poor areas. I went to the University of Washington where he donated quite a bit to. He gives loads of computers to schools all over as well. His house is HUGE. Much of it is underground and he has his own beach. If you want to see it check out: http://url.mattjonesblog.com/gates/
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
8 May 07
I am sure that he invests a lot of his money, either in his company or in other companies. He has some saved up in a bank account somewhere earning interest and he probably donates some to charity as well. Of course he is going to spend a lot of his money and probably has a huge home, nice cars or a limo to be driven around in and other expensive items. No doubt he would spend his money at only the nicest and most expensive stores. I am sure he manages his money very well. I think he is a Christian and believes in God, though he may believe in money more. LOL
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@worthy (2413)
• India
5 May 07
hey Ron.bill gates is rich and famous.where he keeps his money..well.let him keep wherever he does.we should be satisfied with the fact that he has done so much of good for us by his innovative brilliant mind. He seems to be a very kind hearted person too.he has given lots and lots of money for charity.He does very much believe in god,i think,because without having faith in the divine force .u cannot achieve what he has.and cannot be a good person..that he is. Ron,i don't expect best response,but don't mark it - even.i want to tell u that i ahve answered honestly what i felt.lol
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@DavidReedy (2378)
• United States
14 May 07
Bill Gates does give millions to charities each year. He promotes a lot of AIDS research. But when you're as rich as him the hundreds of millions he gives a)probably don't even dent his stash and b)he certainly knows how to get tax breaks through his charitable giving. I can't blame him. I won't knock him. Don't we all dream of being that rich?
• United States
15 May 07
Gates has donated multiple billions of dollars a year since at least the early 2000s (and 100s of millions in the years before that).
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@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
10 May 07
well wherever he spends his money is up to him besides we cant deny the fact that his inventions are beneficial to us and its very useful nowadays so i thank him for that.
@ydiwan (448)
• India
10 May 07
WOW what a question well i am sure even he would not know how much money he has and yes he is a christian and does belive in god and is a very good samaritan as well and donates generously to red cross and child and many other insitutions and as far as ruling the world is concerned i think he is already ruling the computing world with Microsoft.
@hi1234 (175)
• India
7 May 07
hi... i think he would be keeping his money in a high security vault and would be spending it in maintaining its security.i dont know any thing about his religion but i dont think he wants to rule this world.!!dont worry relax!