Người giàu thứ ba thế giới hiện nay - Warren Buffett, sở hữu khối tài sản trị giá 71,7 tỷ USD. Số liệu do Forbes tính toán đến ngày 21/5/2015. Ảnh: Reuters
Warren Buffett, the 84-year-old head of Berkshire Hathaway, may be a billionaire. But he doesn’t spend like one.
He f✤amously still lives in the Omaha, Nebraska💯, house he bought in 1958 for $31,500.
And, according to a new story by Market Watch, he’s a long-time patron of Omaha barber Stan Docekal—who charges him $18 (tip not included) for a hair trimming every two or three weeks.
Docekal, who has cut Buffett’s hair for about 23 years, is also in his early 80s. Desperate to pick up tidbits about the Oracle of Omaha, journalists have interviewed the barber many times over the years. Apparently Buffett’s activities during haircuts include listening to oldies music, watching CNBC, and reading the his mail, a newspaper, or a𓂃n🐓 annual report.
Is $18 a good deal?
Technically it’s higher than the national average of about $14 for a men’s cut, according to a recent study. But it’s pretty cheap for the thꦕird richest person in thꦆe world.
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Vocabulary:
| billionaire |
/ˌbɪl.jəˈneər/ |
a person who has money, property, etc. that is worth at least 1,000,000,000 dollars, pounds, euros, etc. | tỷ phú |
| according to | /əˈkɔː.dɪŋ ˌtuː/ |
as stated by |
dẫn nguồn theo |
| patron | /ˈpeɪ.trən/ |
a person who uses a particular shop, rಌestaurant, hotel, etc., especially r🌺egularly |
(nghĩa trang trọng) khách hàng thường xuyên |
| barber |
/ˈbɑː.bər/ |
a man whose job is cutting men's hair | thợ cắt tóc |
| trim |
/trɪm/ |
to make something tidier or m𝐆ore level by cuttinౠg a small amount off it |
cắt ngắn bớt |
| desperate |
/ˈdes.pər.ət/ |
needing or wanting something very much | khao khát |
| tidbit | /ˈtɪd.bɪt/ |
a small piece of interesting information, or a small dish o🅰f pleas♏ant-tasting food: |
mẩu tin hay, miếng ăn ngon |
| oldie |
/ˈəʊl.di/ |
an old popular song, old person |
người già, vật cũ, bài hát cũ |
| technically | /ˈtek.nɪ.kəl.i/ | according to an exact understanding of rules, facts... | một cách cơ bản, một cách chính xác |
| average | /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ |
a standard or level that ꦜis con🍃sidered to be typical or usual |
sự trung bình |
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