Private jets, yacht weekends, and diamond-encrusted handbags grab the headlines, but a surprising slice of the ultra-rich is quietly doing the opposite. Some of the wealthiest people on the planet clip coupons, drive fifteen-year-old Hondas, and still live in the same modest homes they bought before fame. Here are 20 stars and moguls whose bank balances say billionaire but whose day-to-day habits say something a lot more grounded.
Warren Buffett, net worth $118.9 billion
The Oracle of Omaha is the patron saint of living below your means. Buffett still lives in the five-bedroom stucco house he bought in 1958 for $31,500, a figure that works out to roughly $274,000 in today’s money and a rounding error against his nearly $120 billion net worth. He has famously called the place his “third-best investment ever” and shows no interest in upgrading. His breakfast is a McDonald’s order that stays under $4 depending on how the market opened, and his current daily driver is a Cadillac XTS, a mid-tier sedan that most senior executives would consider a step down.