Warren Buffett: how the frugal billionaire spends his fortune, from McDonald's breakfasts to the occasional splurge

• Warren Buffett, the Berkshire Hathaway CEO and chairman, is worth $150 billion.
• He’s the world’s ninth-richest person, per Bloomberg, above Michael Dell and the Walton siblings.
• Buffett is known for living modestly and being one of the world’s most generous philanthropists.

Warren Buffett is worth $150 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making the 94-year-old Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO the world’s ninth-wealthiest person.

He’s $35 billion richer than Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and worth more than Michael Dell and any of the three Walton heirs.

Berkshire recorded operating income of $47.4 billion in 2024, Buffett said in his annual letter to shareholders on February 22.

The famed investor is famous for his frugal ways.

Still living in the house he bought in the 1950s and driving an equally modest car, the “Oracle of Omaha” prefers to keep and grow his money rather than take it out of the bank. Buffett often eats breakfast from McDonald’s and borrowed furniture when his children were born.

Here’s how he spends — or doesn’t spend — his billions.