Bill Gates' Money Philosophy: Why He's Rich But Won't Act Like It

With $108.9B in the bank, Gates could flex like Musk or Bezos. Instead? He's weirdly practical about spending.

Here's what he actually refuses to do:

- **Luxury flex** — No mega yachts or Lambos in the collection (though he did rent a superyacht once, so make of that what you will)
- **Showboat watches** — Rocks a $10 Casio while most billionaires drip in Rolexes
- **Kid handouts** — Believes spoiling children teaches them nothing. Better to let them learn the value of a dollar
- **Overpriced meals** — "How much food can you even eat?" Pretty based take actually
- **Mars colonization** — Shades Elon hard: You can vaccinate 100K people for the cost of one Mars trip

The real tea? Gates sees wealth as a tool for impact, not status. He's pledged most of his fortune to charity and genuinely seems unimpressed by billionaire flex culture.

Is this the most "billionaires are just like us" narrative, or does his actual framework actually make sense? Thoughts?