One giant exception was Chuck Feeney, who made $8 billion on duty free shops and gave almost all of it away, much of it anonymously. By the end of his life he and his wife had a couple million and lived in a rented apartment.

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idiotsecant 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Giving away your fortune in secret is so much more virtuous than doing it with a giant foundation with your name on it. Much respect.

	▲	fuzzfactor 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		When they agreed in Nashville to rename the airport after Dolly Parton, all of the people commenting on the TV clip said it was well-deserved. Some were more emotional than others, but one of the proponents was very touched, she admired Parton so much because Dolly set an example of how to be as successful as a person can be, and not keep a billion for yourself. I can't find the clip now, but it was from the heart.

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toomuchtodo 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Feeney

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Philanthropies

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

Great human, thanks for mentioning.