(Original) Celebrity Story 2: Snowball: Buffett's Wealth Life: the first bucket of gold in childhood

Warren Buffett was born in Omaha from 65438 to 0930. In the years to come, he will live in this place all his life and never leave. The Buffett family is not a wealthy family. Their ancestors used to be farmers and later engaged in retail business. His father, Howard Buffett, is also sensitive to "being the son of a newsboy and a grocer" and feels that "others have left him out because of his innate status and privileges".

Although the family is in distress, Buffett's grandmother Henrietta very much hopes that her four children will become the first batch of college students in her family. So she cut the family budget, cut back on food and clothing, and provided Howard with tuition at the University of Nebraska, majoring in journalism. From 65438 to 0927, after graduating from Howard University, he got a job as a stockbroker in Union State Bank. 193 1 After experiencing unemployment and bank failures during the Great Depression and losing all savings, "Howard signed an agreement with Carl Fogg and George SK Reinikka to open a stock brokerage company-Buffett SK Reinikka Company. This is a maverick decision-to open a stock brokerage company when no one wants to buy stocks. "

The stockbroker achieved unexpected success, earning 400 dollars in the first month. Since then, the family's economic situation has improved, and the Buffett family has "lived a more comfortable life than most middle class". "Even in difficult days, our living standards were steadily improving," Howard recalled, "in a very gentle way.

All this happened when Buffett was two years old. When 50 men lined up to compete for the deliveryman in the grocery store, Buffett enjoyed a rich family life as a child. Although the mother is a little grumpy, she often loses her temper with her children. But it did not bring a heavy shadow to Buffett's childhood. When Buffett recalled his childhood experiences, he was full of gratitude for his family background. He said, "When I was a child, I had excellent conditions in all aspects. My family environment is very good, because all my family members are talking about interesting things; My parents are smart, and I went to a good school. I think my parents are the best in the world. This is very important. I didn't inherit from my parents. I really don't want it. But I was born in a good place, at the right time, and I won the "ovarian lottery".

Born in such a superior family, Buffett showed excellent sensitivity and talent to mathematics in his childhood, and always liked to play all kinds of games related to numbers. He "likes to collect, calculate and remember everything related to numbers." He is very keen on collecting stamps and coins. He will calculate the frequency of letters appearing in newspapers and bibles. He likes reading and spends a lot of time reading books borrowed from Benson Library. "