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Birth
Warren Buffett is born in Nebraska. Warren is showing strong business skills at a young age. -
Early education
Buffett went to the U of P at age 16 to study business. He stayed two years, then he moved to U of N to finish up his degree, and came out of college at age 20 with about $10,000 from his childhood businesses. -
Climb
Warren Buffett begins his start in entrepreneurship with Buffett Partnership Ltd. and by the next year, he'd taken control of Berkshire Hathaway -
Berkshire Hathaway
Warren still had Buffett Partnership after he had taken control of Berkshire. But now he has decided to dissolve the firm to focus on Berkshire. -
Family
Buffett had a wife until the 70's when they split. They had three children. Then Buffett remarried in 2006 aged 76. -
Berk Investment
When Berkshire invested significantly into Coca-Cola, Buffett became director of the company from 1989-2006 -
Fortune charity
Buffett made an announcement that he would give his entire fortune away to charity, giving 85 percent of it to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This donation became the largest act of charitable giving in United States history. -
Bump in the road
In 2012 Buffett found out that he had prostate cancer. He began radiation treatment in July, and successfully completed his treatment in November. -
Encouragement
Buffett launched Drive2Vote. It's a website encouraging people in his Nebraska community to exercise their right to vote -
Net worth and spending
In 2018, Buffett was worth ~$84 billion and spent about $28 billion on charity